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11.30 Contre Les Lois Racistes ''Iries-Vibes''
Advert 2: Diet Coke - 11.30 Appointment
Grooming Sequoia - adorable Persian kitten - 11.30.09
Our Biggest Gaming Pet Peeves - Game Scoop! 11.30.12.
GIRL FALLS OFF TOWER!! (11.30.09 - Day 214)
Paperplain - 11.30
HEADBANGING IDIOT! (11.30.10 - Day 579)
ANNOYING GANGNAM STYLE PARTY! (11.30.12 - Day 1310)
The Biggest Disappointments of 2012 - Game Scoop! 11.30.12 - DOUBLE SCOOP!
The Young Turks Live Stream 11.30.12 9PM-11PM EST
Halo: Reach - Top 10 Best Kills, 11.30.11

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11.30
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  • Updated: 31 Dec 2012
11.30 - paperplain (used with permission) www.myspace.com
  • published: 18 Nov 2007
  • views: 1063753
  • author: mememolly
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Advert 2: Diet Coke - 11.30 Appointment
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  • Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The first of Diet Coke's adverts to feature women in office blocks looking at muscular men.
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Grooming Sequoia - adorable Persian kitten - 11.30.09
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  • Duration: 2:40
  • Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Calico Persian Kitten, 8 weeks old Mythicbells Persians (www.mythicbells.com) -- presenting and shamelessly showing off the cutest and sweetest doll faced Persian cats and kittens in the known universe. You can expect a deluge of kitten videos when we have a litter of kittens in house in an hopeless attempt to catch each and every cute moment on video. I have cameras stationed all over the house *just in case!* Be sure and subscribe so you don't miss any of their antics (or mine in an attempt to keep up with them)
  • published: 01 Dec 2009
  • views: 199776
  • author: mythicbells
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Our Biggest Gaming Pet Peeves - Game Scoop! 11.30.12.
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  • Updated: 05 Jan 2013
Get more Game Scoop! at the show page bit.ly Seeing through walls, constant updates, motion controls... There are kind of a lot of annoying things happening in games these days. Subscribe to IGN's channel for reviews, news, and all things gaming: www.youtube.com Our Biggest Gaming Pet Peeves - Game Scoop! 11.30.12.
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GIRL FALLS OFF TOWER!! (11.30.09 - Day 214)
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  • Updated: 07 Jan 2013
More Super Duper Stuff: facebook.com twitter.com twitter.com dailybooth.com Download our iPhone/iPod App here: bit.ly
  • published: 02 Dec 2009
  • views: 235178
  • author: CTFxC
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Paperplain - 11.30
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  • Updated: 30 Dec 2012
As heard in Mememolly's 11.30 video. Permission used to make this video from Paperplain. Pictures from: www.myspace.com Im sorry but I can't send & don't have this song anymore since I had my computer wiped!
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HEADBANGING IDIOT! (11.30.10 - Day 579)
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  • Updated: 05 Jan 2013
Please watch the new video, Baby Mafia here: www.youtube.com NEW COLORS FOR HOODIES HERE & Grab the brand new hoods and Vampire tshirt by clicking here: bit.ly Be our friend on www.facebook.com **outro music and theme by:** youtube.com
  • published: 01 Dec 2010
  • views: 137439
  • author: CTFxC
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ANNOYING GANGNAM STYLE PARTY! (11.30.12 - Day 1310)
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  • Duration: 12:25
  • Updated: 07 Jan 2013
see mine and danny's first ever EVER, pretty embarrassing: youtu.be +Get a HOODIE before theyre gone, monday is last day: CTFxCMerch.com Also u can get the CTFxC poster here bit.ly *Twitter: Charles - twitter.com Alli - twitter.com Free month trial for CTFxCers on Netflix: netflix.com Also, thanks to Gamefly for hooking the CTFxC w/ a trial too: gamefly.com *Facebook: facebook.com facebook.com Google+: gplus.to Tumblr: charlestrippy.tumblr.com
  • published: 01 Dec 2012
  • views: 147013
  • author: CTFxC
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The Biggest Disappointments of 2012 - Game Scoop! 11.30.12 - DOUBLE SCOOP!
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  • Duration: 16:39
  • Updated: 07 Jan 2013
Get more Game Scoop! at the show page bit.ly They're not necessarily bad games, just titles that didn't live up to our expectations. Buy our Game Scoop! T-Shirt! splitreason.com The Biggest Disappointments of 2012 - Game Scoop! 11.30.12 - DOUBLE SCOOP!
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The Young Turks Live Stream 11.30.12 9PM-11PM EST
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  • Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly LIVE STREAM CHAT ROOM (tinychat.com The largest online news show in the world. Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Google+: www.gplus.to Pinterest: pinterest.com
  • published: 01 Dec 2012
  • views: 7376
  • author: tytlive
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Halo: Reach - Top 10 Best Kills, 11.30.11
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  • Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Thebest of the best Halo: Reach multiplayer kills of the week from IGN. Tag your kills as IGN to be considered for the best of the best multiplayer kills. IGN's YouTube is just a taste of our content. Get more: www.ign.com Want this week's top videos? Sign up go.ign.com
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Ask A Ninja - 11.30.10 Yo Mama
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
You got questions? Ninja's got answers. Leave your questions in the comments
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Jayk3M - 11.30 (Skit)
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  • Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Krasna pisen
  • published: 28 Oct 2008
  • views: 24381
  • author: ToMmY15471
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  • 11.30...3:32
  • 11.30 Contre Les Lois Racistes ''Iries-Vibes''...11:31
  • Advert 2: Diet Coke - 11.30 Appointment...0:33
  • Grooming Sequoia - adorable Persian kitten - 11.30.09...2:40
  • Our Biggest Gaming Pet Peeves - Game Scoop! 11.30.12....20:19
  • GIRL FALLS OFF TOWER!! (11.30.09 - Day 214)...11:27
  • Paperplain - 11.30...3:22
  • HEADBANGING IDIOT! (11.30.10 - Day 579)...11:28
  • ANNOYING GANGNAM STYLE PARTY! (11.30.12 - Day 1310)...12:25
  • The Biggest Disappointments of 2012 - Game Scoop! 11.30.12 - DOUBLE SCOOP!...16:39
  • The Young Turks Live Stream 11.30.12 9PM-11PM EST...48:00:00
  • Halo: Reach - Top 10 Best Kills, 11.30.11...3:19
  • Ask A Ninja - 11.30.10 Yo Mama...2:51
  • Jayk3M - 11.30 (Skit)...3:55
11.30 - paperplain (used with permission) www.myspace.com
  • published: 18 Nov 2007
  • views: 1063753
  • author: mememolly

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11.30
11.30 - pa­per­plain (used with per­mis­sion) www.​myspace.​com...
pub­lished: 18 Nov 2007
au­thor: memem­o­l­ly
11:31
11.30 Con­tre Les Lois Racistes ''Iries-Vibes''
...
pub­lished: 22 Sep 2010
au­thor: IriesVibes
0:33
Ad­vert 2: Diet Coke - 11.30 Ap­point­ment
The first of Diet Coke's ad­verts to fea­ture women in of­fice blocks look­ing at mus­cu­lar men...
pub­lished: 14 Jan 2008
2:40
Groom­ing Se­quoia - adorable Per­sian kit­ten - 11.30.09
Cal­i­co Per­sian Kit­ten, 8 weeks old Mythic­bells Per­sians (www.​mythicbells.​com) -- pre­sentin...
pub­lished: 01 Dec 2009
au­thor: mythic­bells
20:19
Our Biggest Gam­ing Pet Peeves - Game Scoop! 11.30.12.
Get more Game Scoop! at the show page bit.​ly See­ing through walls, con­stant up­dates, motio...
pub­lished: 30 Nov 2012
11:27
GIRL FALLS OFF TOWER!! (11.30.09 - Day 214)
More Super Duper Stuff: facebook.​com twitter.​com twitter.​com dailybooth.​com Down­load our i...
pub­lished: 02 Dec 2009
au­thor: CTFxC
3:22
Pa­per­plain - 11.30
As heard in Memem­o­l­ly's 11.30 video. Per­mis­sion used to make this video from Pa­per­plain. P...
pub­lished: 10 May 2008
11:28
HEAD­BANG­ING IDIOT! (11.30.10 - Day 579)
Please watch the new video, Baby Mafia here: www.​youtube.​com NEW COL­ORS FOR HOOD­IES HERE &...
pub­lished: 01 Dec 2010
au­thor: CTFxC
12:25
AN­NOY­ING GANG­NAM STYLE PARTY! (11.30.12 - Day 1310)
see mine and danny's first ever EVER, pret­ty em­bar­rass­ing: youtu.​be +Get a HOOD­IE be­fore t...
pub­lished: 01 Dec 2012
au­thor: CTFxC
16:39
The Biggest Dis­ap­point­ments of 2012 - Game Scoop! 11.30.12 - DOU­BLE SCOOP!
Get more Game Scoop! at the show page bit.​ly They're not nec­es­sar­i­ly bad games, just title...
pub­lished: 01 Dec 2012
2880:00
The Young Turks Live Stream 11.30.12 9PM-11PM EST
Sub­scribe to The Young Turks: bit.​ly LIVE STREAM CHAT ROOM (tinychat.​com The largest onlin...
pub­lished: 01 Dec 2012
au­thor: tytlive
3:19
Halo: Reach - Top 10 Best Kills, 11.30.11
Thebest of the best Halo: Reach mul­ti­play­er kills of the week from IGN. Tag your kills as ...
pub­lished: 01 Dec 2011
2:51
Ask A Ninja - 11.30.10 Yo Mama
You got ques­tions? Ninja's got an­swers. Leave your ques­tions in the com­ments...
pub­lished: 30 Nov 2010
3:55
Jayk3M - 11.30 (Skit)
Kras­na pisen...
pub­lished: 28 Oct 2008
au­thor: ToM­mY15471
Youtube results:
3:14
Cute Per­sian kit­ten, Se­quoia, Meets Kala­hari 11.30.09
Cal­i­co Per­sian Kit­ten, 8 weeks old meets the older kit­ten for the first time. Mythic­bells ...
pub­lished: 30 Nov 2009
au­thor: mythic­bells
1:54
Pet shop yet again (Day 141 - 11.30.09)
If you had the choice of any pet in the world, what an­i­mal would you want as a pet? Tweet ...
pub­lished: 27 Dec 2009
au­thor: Al­phaLavie
4:14
11.30.11; House Fire w/res­cue - White­hall, PA
At 18:10 Lehigh Coun­ty 911 cen­ter re­ceived a call re­port­ing a kitchen fire at 4418 Thebes ...
pub­lished: 01 Dec 2011
au­thor: news­work­ing
3:28
[11.30] DID­DLE A SKIT­TLE!!
PER­SON­AL CHAN­NEL: www.​youtube.​com TWIT­TER: www.​twitter.​com TUM­BLR: theboydonewrongagain.​tu...
pub­lished: 30 Nov 2011
au­thor: AGayA­Day
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
Indian Army soldiers patrol outside their army camp at Gurez, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Indian troops in Kashmir fought a deadly gunbattle with suspected rebels crossing the military Line of Control from Pakistani-controlled territory Saturday, the army said. One soldier and 11 suspected rebels were killed, army spokesman Lt. Col. J.S. Brar said, but only six suspected rebels' bodies were recovered. He said the other five bodies were lost when they fell into a river during the fighting in the disputed Himalayan region.
Herald Tribune
06 Jan 2013
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani military is accusing forces from neighboring India of crossing the boundary between the two sides' forces in Kashmir and attacking a Pakistani border post, killing a soldier. The military's public relations office said in a statement Sunday that another Pakistani soldier was critically wounded in the incident early Sunday. They said troops are still exchanging gunfire in the area ... All rights reserved ... Parker ... ....(size: 4.3Kb)
photo: UN / Evan Schneider
File - Cristina Fernández, President of Argentina, is pictured during a meeting of the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonization to consider the “Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)”, 14 June, 2012.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
06 Jan 2013
LONDON -- They have barely 3,000 inhabitants and far more sheep than people. They are more than 8,700 miles from London. For much of the year, they are bitterly cold and wind-swept, with only open sea and ice between them and Antarctica ... But the Falkland Islands, the focus of a short war between Britain and Argentina in 1982, have been in the headlines again recently ... Their arguments suggest what has long been evident ... Ms ... Mr ... Cameron said....(size: 5.1Kb)
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
Chatraparishad Supporters participate in a Candel Light to  protest  against Delhi gang rape case and for reviewing “ Women Protection Law “ in kolkata on Friday 28 December 2012
Newstrack India
05 Jan 2013
Tweet. New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI). The male friend of the 23-year-old medical student, who was gang-raped and left unclothed and bleeding in the street and later died in hospital two weeks after she was attacked on December 16 on a private bus in New Delhi, has said that things would have gone differently if someone had stopped to help ... "It would have been a very different scenario today, had even one person come to our help that day ... (ANI)....(size: 3.8Kb)
photo: AP / SANA
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, Syrian firefighters check a gas station that was attacked by a car bomb killing several people, activists said, in Damascus, Syria.
Al Jazeera
05 Jan 2013
Syrian government forces have bombarded several rebel strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus to quell the fighters battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad from reaching the capital ... No casualties were reported in both blasts. The latest violence in the capital came a day after at least 11 people were killed and 40 wounded when a car bomb exploded at a crowded petrol station in Masakin Barzeh district in northern the capital ... ....(size: 19.0Kb)
photo: AP / Yadana Htun
Kachin refugees wait for rations by Kachin Independence Army at Je Yang IDP camp, the biggest and closest camp to Laiza, northern Myanmar, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.
The New York Times
04 Jan 2013
LAIZA, Myanmar (AP) — Ethnic Kachins living in makeshift camps in Myanmar described their terror at the army's use of air power during fighting with Kachin rebels seeking more autonomy as the government said Friday that it has exercised maximum restraint. Connect With Us on Twitter. Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines ... 30, three bombs landed in the Chinese border area but did not cause casualties ... ....(size: 10.1Kb)



Reuters
07 Jan 2013
... AM Aa3 *4.30 Westport (Town), MA, GO 11.00 AM AA *9.29 Mechanicsburg Area SD, PA, GO 11.15 AM *7.10 Gloversville CSD, NY 11.30 AM 9.28 Hopewell Twp, NJ 11.30 AM 10.38 Kearny (Town), NJ 11.30 AM A1 *4.71 Melissa, TX, GO 12.30 PM *5.54 Campbell Co SD Fin Corp, KY, RE 01.00 PM SP-1+ *3.00 Kalamazoo, MI 01.30 PM *5.89 Secaucus (Town), NJ 02.00 PM [Jan....(size: 9.3Kb)
noodls
07 Jan 2013
(Source. PGA - Professional Golfers' Association of America). Dates. Jan. 21 -22, 2013. Where. Chapin Theater. Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Who ... Format. 8.50 a.m. to 6.10, Jan. 21; and 7.50 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Jan. 22. Highlights ... 21 ... 10.10 - 11.00 a.m ... 11.00 - 11.15 a.m ... 11.15 - 11.45 a.m ... 11.45 - 12.30 p.m ... 12.30 - 1.30 p.m ... 1.30 - 2.00 p.m ... 4.00 - 4.30 p.m ... 4.30 - 5.00 p.m. Dr ... 10.15 - 11.45 a.m ... 11.45 - 12.15 p.m ... 4.30 - 5.30 p.m ... 5.30 p.m....(size: 6.4Kb)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
07 Jan 2013
Barnabas, 5850 Meridian Road, Richland, is presenting "New Year -- New You" at 1.30 p.m ... -- Adult CPR/AED, 8-11 a.m ... of the Allies; or 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m ... -- Adult first aid/CPR/AED, 8 a.m.-2.30 p.m ... Saturday, Butler County; or 8 a.m.-3.30 p.m ... -- Adult and pediatric CPR, 8-11.30 a.m ... -- Infant Care Class, 7-9.30 p.m ... • West Penn Hospital and Forbes Regional Hospital are sponsoring the following childbirth classes at 6.30 p.m ... 30....(size: 4.9Kb)
Seeking Alpha
07 Jan 2013
7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Metals Company (CMC) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2012 ... This compares to net earnings of $107.7 million or $0.93 per diluted share on net sales of $2.0 billion for the three months ended November 30, 2011 ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... November 30, ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... (30) ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11....(size: 32.1Kb)
noodls
07 Jan 2013
First quarter results included an after-tax gain of $17.0 million($0.14per diluted share) associated with the sale of the Company's 11% ownership interest in Trinecke Zelezarny, a.s., a Czech Republicjoint-stock company ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... November 30, ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... (30) ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... 11/30/12. 11/30/11 ... Adjusted EBITDA to interest for the quarter ended November 30, 2012.....(size: 92.9Kb)
Richmond Times Dispatch
07 Jan 2013
Serge Ibaka had 19 points and eight rebounds and Kevin Martin scored 16 as the Thunder enjoyed a winning start to a stretch that sees them play 11 of 13 on the road ... TORONTO (92) — Pietrus 1-4 0-0 3, Davis 2-7 0-0 4, Johnson 8-11 3-4 19, Calderon 4-8 1-1 10, DeRozan 4-16 3-4 11, Anderson 10-14 3-3 27, Fields 1-3 0-0 2, Ross 0-2 0-2 0, Lowry 3-8 2-3 10, Acy 1-1 4-4 6, Lucas 0-2 0-0 0 ... Washington 19 25 16 11 — 71 Miami 27 25 17 30 — 99....(size: 6.0Kb)
Indianapolis Star
07 Jan 2013
Job Center at the Library, 12.30 to 4.30 p.m ... Job Center at the Library, 2.30 to 6.30 p.m ... Scientech, 11.15 a.m ... TCU Foundation Job Center at Central library, 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m ... Stop 11 Road ... Job Center at the Library, 12.30 to 4.30 p.m ... Job Center at the Library, 2.30 to 6.30 p.m ... Job Center at the Library, 12.30 to 4.30 p.m ... Stop 11 Road ... Finding Customers & Competitors, 6 to 7.30 p.m ... Carmel International Toastmasters Club, 6.30 a.m....(size: 6.9Kb)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
07 Jan 2013
9.14 p.m. 8.54 p.m. 8.20 p.m ... 11.50 a.m. 11.36 a.m. 11.30 a.m ... Yesterday ... 5.30 p.m ... 11.49 a.m. 11.04 a.m ... . . .. . . . . ... ....(size: 6.1Kb)
Stockhouse
07 Jan 2013
Hole BCO-11 yielded a high-grade Santo Niño vein intercept of core length of 3.30 metres (true width 2.70 metres) grading gold 4.34 g/t and silver 612 g/t, for a gold-equivalent of 16.00 g/t, or silver-equivalent of 840 g/t ... (g/t) BCO-07 Sauce 272.35 275.6 3.25 2.80 0.17 7 0.32 17 BCO-08 Sauce 200.20 204.70 4.50 4.23 0.37 39 1.11 58 includes ......(size: 19.2Kb)
Stockhouse
07 Jan 2013
... g/t 0.04 g/t 0.01% including 82.00 83.38 1.38 m 0.30% 0.20% 0.20 g/t 0.04 g/t 0.02% including 89.09 90.65 1.56 m 0.28% 0.21% 0.30 g/t 0.06 g/t 0.03% 903-12-016 70.00 79.00 9.00 m 0.16% 0.14% 0.18 g/t 0.04 g/t 0.02% 903-12-016 100.11 107.54 7.43 m 0.25% 0.17% 0.18 g/t 0.04 g/t 0.02% including 105.38 106.49 1.11 m 0.21% 0.45% 0.60 g/t 0.18 g/t 0.05%....(size: 13.2Kb)
Seeking Alpha
07 Jan 2013
12/30 ... 11 ... 11.84 ... 11 ... 11.45 ... 16.11 ... 11.26 ... 12/30/11 ... 16.11 ... 0.30 ... -3.11 ... 24.30 ... 5.11 ... 11.23 ... The 11.23% total return is easily above the 9.48% achieved for a Dow Dogs approach mentioned in the recent article by SA Contributor David Crosetti, which can be found here, and better than the familiar "10% over the past 75 years" that we've all read about for the overall market....(size: 6.7Kb)
noodls
07 Jan 2013
Sada (13), Navarro (10), Mickeal (11), Lorbek (11) i Tomic (11) -starting five-; Huertas (11), Jasikevicius (10), Jawai (9), Rabaseda (2), Todorovic (1), Abrines (7), Wallace (2), ... 30-13, 20-15, 27-10, 21-12 ... After the first 10 minutes, Barça Regal led 30 to 13 ......(size: 1.8Kb)
noodls
07 Jan 2013
Date Flight No Departure Airport Departure Time (Local) Arrival Airport Arrival Time 08.01.2013 TK 2189 ESB 01.00 IST 02.10 07.01.2013 TK 2105 ESB 04.15 IST 05.20 07.01.2013 TK 0384 IST 06.45 TBS 11.00 07.01.2013 TK 0385 TBS 11.55 IST 12.25 07.01.2013 TK 2719 IGD 13.40 IST 16.00 07.01.2013 TK 2718 IST 10.40 IGD 12.55 07.01.2013 TK 2221 GZT 08.50 ......(size: 13.4Kb)
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Centuries: 1st century BC1st century2nd century
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Ab urbe condita 783
Armenian calendar N/A
Assyrian calendar 4780
Bahá'í calendar -1814–-1813
Bengali calendar -563
Berber calendar 980
English Regnal year N/A
Buddhist calendar 574
Burmese calendar -608
Byzantine calendar 5538–5539
Chinese calendar 己丑年十一月初八日
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庚寅年十一月十八日
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Coptic calendar -254–-253
Ethiopian calendar 22–23
Hebrew calendar 3790–3791
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Holocene calendar 10030
Iranian calendar 592 BP – 591 BP
Islamic calendar 610 BH – 609 BH
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Julian calendar 30    XXX
Korean calendar 2363
Minguo calendar 1882 before ROC
民前1882年
Thai solar calendar 573

Year 30 (XXX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vinicius and Longinus (or, less frequently, year 783 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 30 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Ravi Zacharias
Born 1946 (1946) (age 66)
Chennai, Madras Presidency, British India
Residence Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nationality Indian, Canadian and American
Occupation Christian apologist, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
Religion Christian
Website
http://www.rzim.org
Ravi Zacharias
Born Chennai, Madras Presidency, British India
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western Philosophy
School Christian philosophy
Main interests Philosophy of religion, Christian Apologetics, Worldview
Notable ideas Four Criteria for a Coherent Worldview

Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (born 1946) is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist. Zacharias is the author of numerous Christian books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God?[1] and bestsellers Light in the Shadow of Jihad[2] and The Grand Weaver.[3] He is the founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, host of the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking, and visiting professor at Wycliffe Hall of Oxford, where he teaches apologetics and evangelism.[4] Zacharias studied as a visiting scholar at Cambridge University and held the chair in Evangelism and Contemporary Thought at Alliance Theological Seminary from 1981 to 1984.[5] Commentator Chuck Colson referred to Zacharias as "the great apologist of our time."[6]

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Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Zacharias was born in Madras, India. Zacharias claims descent from a woman (of the Nambudiri Brahmin caste) and a low caste Boatman[7]. Missionaries spoke to one of his ancestors about Christianity and thereafter the family was converted. Zacharias grew up in a nominal Anglican household,[7] and he himself was an atheist until the age of 17, when he unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide by swallowing poison. While in the hospital, a local Christian worker brought him a Bible and instructed his mother to read to him out of John 14. Zacharias says that it was John 14:19 that touched him and caused him to commit his life to Christ.[7]

He immigrated with his family to Canada in 1966, earning his undergraduate degree from Ontario Bible College in 1972 (now Tyndale University College & Seminary) and his M. Div. from Trinity International University. In May 1972, Zacharias married Margaret ("Margie") Reynolds, whom he met at his church's youth group.[7] They have three children, Sarah, Naomi and Nathan.[8] He was later ordained by the Christian and Missionary Alliance and commissioned as an international evangelist.[9] He founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in 1984 to pursue his calling as a "classical evangelist in the arena of the intellectually resistant."[9]

Ministry[link]

Zacharias was invited to spend the summer of 1971 in Vietnam, where he evangelized to the American soldiers, as well as to POWs and Viet Cong.[7] After graduating from Ontario Bible College, he began an itinerant ministry with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada.[7] In 1974 the C&MA sent him to Cambodia, where he preached only a short time before its fall to the Khmer Rouge.[7] In 1977, after graduating from Trinity, Zacharias was commissioned to preach worldwide.[7]

In 1983, Zacharias was invited to speak in Amsterdam at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's annual evangelists' conference. It was here that he first noticed a lack of ministry in the area of Christian apologetics.[7] After Amsterdam, Zacharias spent the summer evangelizing in India, where he continued to see the need for apologetics ministry, both to lead people to Christ and to train Christian leaders. In August 1984 Ravi Zacharias International Ministries was founded in Toronto, Canada. Today its headquarters is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and has offices in Canada, England, India, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.[7]

In 1989, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Zacharias was invited to speak in Moscow. While there he spoke to students at the Lenin Military Academy as well as political leaders at the Center for Geopolitical Strategy.[7] This was the first of many evangelism opportunities towards the political world. Future events included an invitation to Bogota, Colombia in 1993, where he spoke to the judiciary committee on the importance of having a solid moral foundation.[7]

Zacharias took a sabbatical in 1990 and spent part of that year as a visiting scholar at Cambridge University. There he heard lectures by men such as Stephen Hawking and studied under professors such as John Polkinghorne and Don Cupitt. He also wrote his first book, A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism.[7] In 1993 Zacharias was invited to speak at his first Veritas Forum at Harvard University,[7] and later that year was one of the keynote speakers at Urbana.[10] Zacharias continues to be a frequent guest at these forums,[11] both giving lectures and answering students in question and answer sessions at academic institutions such as the University of Georgia,[12] the University of Michigan,[13] and Penn State.[14]

Zacharias attracted media attention when in 2004 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) opened its signature pulpit at the Salt Lake Tabernacle to him for a series of messages. Zacharias delivered a sermon on "Who Is the Truth? Defending Jesus Christ as The Way, The Truth and The Life" to some 7,000 lay-persons and scholars from both LDS and Protestant camps in an initiatory move towards open dialog between the camps.[15]

Some evangelicals criticized Zacharias' decision not to use this opportunity to directly address the "deep and foundational" differences between the historic Christian faith and that of the LDS church. He responded by asserting that Christians should not immediately condemn Mormonism's theological differences but "graciously build one step at a time in communicating our faith with clarity and conviction". He said this is just as effective as showing someone the faults of their faith.[16] The speaking engagement was nearly sabotaged by a claim by event organizer Greg Johnson, president of Standing Together, that Zacharias had nothing to do with editing the book The Kingdom of the Cults and had only loaned his name to the latest edition. Johnson later apologized for his comment.[17]

Zacharias is a frequent keynote lecturer within the evangelical community at events such as the Future of Truth conference in 2004,[18] the National Religious Broadcasters' Convention and Exposition in 2005,[19] the National Conference on Christian Apologetics in 2006.[20] On successive nights in October 2007, he addressed first the students and faculty of Virginia Tech, then the community of Blacksburg, Virginia, on the topic of evil and suffering in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre.[21] Zacharias has represented the evangelical community at occasions such as the National Day of Prayer in Washington, DC, the Annual Prayer Breakfast at the United Nations, and the African Union Prayer Breakfast in Maputo, Mozambique, and was named honorary chairman of the 2008 National Day of Prayer task force.[22]

Zacharias was interviewed in Focus on the Family's Truth Project. In November 2009, Zacharias signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration calling on Evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox to engage in civil disobedience with regard to laws which the declaration claims would force them to accept abortion, same-sex marriage or other matters that go against their religious consciences.[23]

Philosophy[link]

Zacharias states that a coherent worldview must be able to satisfactorily answer four questions: that of origin, meaning of life, morality and destiny. He says that while every major religion makes exclusive claims about truth, the Christian faith is unique in its ability to answer all four of these questions.[24] He routinely speaks on the coherency of the Christian worldview,[25] saying that Christianity is capable of withstanding the toughest philosophical attacks.[26] Zacharias believes that the apologist must argue from three levels: the theoretical, to line up the logic of the argument; the arts, to illustrate; and "kitchen table talk", to conclude and apply.[27]

Zacharias's style of apologetic focuses predominantly on Christianity's answers to life's great existential questions,[28] with logical and scientifically inclined defense of God. In some discussion Zacharias appropriates to scientific matters, he answers the question of human origin. He has voiced skepticism over what he believes to be inadequate empirical evidence in the fossil records for an honest endorsement of the theory of evolution. He believes that evolution is incompatible with the second law of thermodynamics, saying that the two are inconsistent and irreconcilable.[29] This view is rejected by many in the scientific community.[30]

Ravi Zacharias also believes that in Christianity homosexual acts are an “aberration” and “violation” of human sexuality and that though some people may have a homosexual “disposition,” they are not justified in expressing that disposition.[31]

Works[link]

References[link]

  1. ^ "1995 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners". Evangelical Christian Publisher's Association. 1995. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080518231031/http://www.ecpa.org/christianbookawards/gm1995.php. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  2. ^ "Christian Bestsellers List, August 2002". Christian Booksellers Association and the Evangelical Christian Publisher's Association. 2002-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20080519120401/http://www.ecpa.org/bestseller/bestseller0802.php. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  3. ^ "Christian Bestsellers List, October 2007". Christian Booksellers Association and the Evangelical Christian Publisher's Association. 2007-10. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20080519120528/http://www.ecpa.org/bestseller/bestseller1007.php. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  4. ^ "Wycliffe Hall - Dr. Ravi Zacharias". http://www.wycliffehall.org.uk/content.asp?id=186. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  5. ^ "RZIM - About Ravi Zacharias". 2008-04-30. http://www.rzim.org/ravi/. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  6. ^ Staub, Dick (January 2004). "The Dick Staub Interview: Ravi Zacharias's Wonderful World". Christianity Today. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/januaryweb-only/1-12-22.0.html. Retrieved 2010-03-16. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Zacharias, Ravi (2006). Walking From East to West: God in the Shadows. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. In order of use: pages 42–43, 45, 101–105, 170, 163, 173, 178, 185, 192–193, 197–199, 200–201, 203, 205–206. ISBN 0-310-25915-0. 
  8. ^ "Ministry Watch - RZIM". 2008-05-12. http://www.ministrywatch.com/mw2.1/F_FullRpt.asp?EIN=133200719. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  9. ^ a b Edward Plowman (March 1998). "Meet Ravi Zacharias". National and International Religion Report. Evangelicals Now. http://www.e-n.org.uk/369-Meet-Ravi-Zacharias.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  10. ^ Zacharias, Ravi. "Jesus Christ Among Other Gods: Urbana 1993 Address". http://www.urbana.org/_articles.cfm?RecordId=591. Retrieved 2008-07-05. [dead link]
  11. ^ "NEWS: Truth Makes a Comeback in University Settings". Christianity Today Magazine 40 (1). January 1996. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1996/january8/6t1061.html. Retrieved 2008-02-18. "While certain speakers such as Zacharias, sociologist Os Guinness, law professor Phillip Johnson, and philosopher Eleanor Stump have made repeat appearances, the actual presentation differs from school to school." 
  12. ^ Parker, Pearman (2007-09-28). "Celebrated evangelist attracts thousands". redandblack.com (The Red and Black Publishing Company Inc.). http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2007/09/28/News/Celebrated.Evangelist.Attracts.Thousands-2998652.shtml. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  13. ^ Schwartz, Karen (2003-02-04). "U. Michigan: U. Michigan speaker discusses American culture's ties to religion.". The America's Intelligence Wire (Financial Times Ltd.). http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22303345_ITM. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  14. ^ Colella, Kristin (2005-02-17). "Author shares insight on faith". Daily Collegian online (Collegian Inc.). http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/02/02-17-05tdc/02-17-05dnews-06.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-18. [dead link]
  15. ^ Moore, Carrie A. (2004-11-15). "Evangelical preaches at Salt Lake Tabernacle". Deseret Morning News (deseretnews.com). http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595105580,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  16. ^ Chang, Pauline J. (2004-12-24). "Evangelical Defends Decision to Speak at Mormon Tabernacle". The Christian Post (christianpost.com). http://www.christianpost.com/article/20041228/7363_Evangelical_Defends_Decision_to_Speak_at_Mormon_Tabernacle.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  17. ^ Beverley, James A. (2005-01). "Evangelist in Brigham Young's Court". Christianity Today (christianitytoday.com). http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/january/2.20.html. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  18. ^ Newswire, PR (2004-07-15). "Future of Truth Conference Explores Biblical Realities, Exposes Theological Heresies to Present a More Convincing Picture of Truth in Today's Society; Conference Will Feature Trusted Theologians Ravi Zacharias, William Lane Craig, Phillip Johnson, Erwin Lutzer, Emir Caner and Frank Peretti at The Moody Church in Chicago.". PR Newswire Association LLC. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21985798_ITM. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  19. ^ Chang, Pauline J. (2005-02-13). "Thousands Flock to Anaheim for Largest Christian Communications Convention". The Christian Post. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20050213/13287_Thousands_Flock_to_Anaheim_for_Largest_Christian_Communications_Convention.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  20. ^ Vu, Michelle (2007-03-02). "MissionFest Opens Asking 'What Does it Mean to be Human?'". The Christian Post. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070302/26103_MissionFest_Opens_Asking_'What_Does_it_Mean_to_be_Human%3F'.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  21. ^ Key, Lindsay (2007-10-10). "Virginia Tech audience hears Christian speaker". The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com). http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/135261. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  22. ^ "National Day of Prayer Task Force - Dr. Ravi Zacharias Bio". National Day of Prayer Official Website. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080530033425/http://www.ndptf.org/press_room/index_2269.cfm. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  23. ^ "Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience". Demossnews.com. http://demossnews.com/manhattandeclaration/press_kit/manhattan_declaration_signers. Retrieved 2011-05-29. 
  24. ^ Zacharias, Ravi (1997). Deliver Us From Evil. Nashville: Word. pp. 219–220. ISBN 0-8499-3950-X. 
  25. ^ Duin, Julia (2003-07-04). "Christian worldview; Theologian-author Zacharias decries media double-standard.". The Washington Times. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-3078820_ITM. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  26. ^ "Ravi Zacharias: Defender of the FAITH; Alpharetta minister takes the Gospel to intellectuals.". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. 1997-03-01. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA2FFC6CF5BD0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  27. ^ Zacharias, Ravi; Norman L. Geisler (2003). Is Your Church Ready?. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. ISBN 0-8499-3950-X. http://www.rzim.org/resources/jttran.php?seqid=90. Retrieved 2008-03-17. [dead link]
  28. ^ For example: Zacharias, Ravi (1994). Can Man Live Without God. Dallas: Word Publishing. Introduction, page xvi. ISBN 0-8499-1173-7. 
  29. ^ Zacharias, Ravi (2004). The Real Face of Atheism. Baker Books. pp. 45–47. ISBN 0-8010-6511-9. 
  30. ^ Robert N. Oerter (2006). "Does Life On Earth Violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics". physics.gmu.edu. http://physics.gmu.edu/~roerter/EvolutionEntropy.htm. Retrieved October 17, 2011.  Henry Morris. "Does Entropy Contradict Evolution?". icr.org. http://www.icr.org/article/does-entropy-contradict-evolution/. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
  31. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIw6ngIqaD0

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Hal Lindsey
Born Harold Lee Lindsey
(1929-11-23) November 23, 1929 (age 82)
Houston, Texas, United States
Occupation Writer, Evangelist

Harold Lee "Hal" Lindsey (born November 23, 1929) is an American evangelist and Christian writer. He is a Christian Zionist and dispensationalist author. He currently resides in Texas.

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Biography[link]

He was born on November 23, 1929 to Percy Lacy Lindsey and Daisy Lee Freeman in Houston, Texas. Lindsey suspended his course of study at the University of Houston to serve in the Korean War, then worked as a Mississippi River tugboat captain.

He entered Dallas Theological Seminary in 1958 (with the help of Lt. Col. Robert Thieme, pastor of Berachah Church in Houston, which Lindsey had attended) where he studied with John F. Walvoord, author of the 1974 best-seller Armageddon, Oil, and the Middle East Crisis. He graduated from Dallas with a Master of Theology, majoring in the New Testament and early Greek literature.[1] With Jan, the second of his four wives, he worked with Campus Crusade for Christ and continued with them until 1969. He then helped a mission in Southern California which continued until 1976. He was also a frequent speaker and Sunday School teacher at Melodyland Christian Center in Anaheim, California. In 1969, he wrote his first, and most well-known book, The Late, Great Planet Earth.

Published in 1970 by Zondervan, The Late, Great Planet Earth became a bestseller. Coming on the heels of the Six-Day War, the book fueled the popularity of Dispensationalism and its support of ethnic Jews as the "chosen people of God". Many of Lindsey's later writings are sequels or revisions and extensions of his first book. In 1994, he earned his Doctorate of Theology from California School of Theology.[2]

Lindsey hosted International Intelligence Briefing on the Trinity Broadcasting Network and serves on the executive board of Christian Voice.[3]

International Intelligence Briefing was removed from the air on TBN for the entire month of December 2005. Lindsey claimed that this was because "some at the network apparently feel that [his] message is too pro-Israel and too anti-Muslim."[4] TBN owner Paul Crouch, however, contended that "TBN has never been and is not now against Israel and the Jewish people."[5] Crouch said that Lindsey's show was pre-empted for Christmas programming. Lindsey countered that this was the first time his show had been preempted for the entire month of December. TBN later admitted that a secondary reason for pre-empting the show was that it "placed Arabs in a negative light."[6]

Lindsey resigned from TBN on January 1, 2006, and indicated that he would pursue another television ministry. His new program, The Hal Lindsey Report, is focused on Biblical prophecy and current events, and is carried on the Angel One and DayStar networks. In January 2007, Lindsey announced that he would be returning to the TBN network. The Hal Lindsey Report airs on TBN under his own financing.[7]

He wrote in an essay on WorldNetDaily that Barack Obama was paving the way for, and demonstrating the world's readiness for, the antichrist, "Obama is correct in saying that the world is ready for someone like him — a messiah-like figure, charismatic and glib ... The Bible calls that leader the Antichrist. And it seems apparent that the world is now ready to make his acquaintance."[8]

Biblical Interpretations[link]

In 1970, Lindsey wrote in The Late, Great Planet Earth that the biblical prophets identified certain nations that would ally with other countries to form four major spheres of political power during the same time era that Israel would be reestablished as a nation [9]. Lindsey wrote that these nations and their allies can be identified as: (1) Russia and its allies, (2) China and other oriental countries, (3) Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, and (4) an alliance of Western European nations [10].

Lindsey wrote that the Western European alliance is a revived form of the ancient Roman Empire, and is predicted in the books of Daniel and Revelation symbollically as ten horns or ten kings. [11]. Lindsey quotes from Time Magazine, July 4, 1969, that the goal of the European Economic Community, which preceded the European Union, was to establish a ten-nation economic community [12]. Lindsey concludes, based on this and other sources, that this alliance of Western European nations is fulfilling this prophecy and will ultimately be ruled by the Antichrist [13]. The European Union currently has 27 members.

Lindsey also noted that the prophets did not directly or indirectly mention the United States of America, and concluded that the U.S. would lose its leadership position on the geo-political stage by the time the Tribulation of the end times arrived [14].

In a later book, entitled, The 1980s: Countdown to Armageddon, Lindsey wrote that he felt compelled to write because "so many things have occurred" in the last ten years (since he wroteThe Late Great Planet Earth). [15] He believed that it was possible that the battle of Armageddon could take place in the not too distant future, stating, "the decade of the 1980s could very well be the last decade of history as we know it." [16]. He noted again that the U.S. is not mentioned in Bible prophecy as a leading nation and listed some scenarios that, at that time, seemed plausible to him: (1) A takeover by communists, (2) destruction by a surprise Soviet nuclear attack, and (3) becoming a dependent of the 10-nation European community.[17] The book was on the NY Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks.

Planet Earth - 2000 A.D., published in the early 1990s, states that Christians should not plan to still be on earth by the year 2000.

Lindsey's earlier predictions all assumed that the Cold War would continue indefinitely, and had eschatological significance; he explicitly identified Russia with the apocalyptic figure of Gog. He also assumed that the 1960s counterculture would eventually become the dominant culture, and become the source of prophesied "immorality" that would lead to the establishment of a false religion.

Bibliography[link]

  • The Late, Great Planet Earth
  • Satan is Alive and Well On Planet Earth
  • The Liberation of Planet Earth
  • There's a New World Coming
  • The 1980s: Countdown to Armageddon
  • The Final Battle
  • The Terminal Generation
  • Planet Earth: The Final Chapter
  • Rapture
  • Planet Earth - 2000 A.D.
  • Apocalypse Code
  • Blood Moon
  • Vanished into Thin Air: the Hope of Every Believer
  • The Everlasting Hatred: The Roots of Jihad

See also[link]

References[link]

  1. ^ Lindsey, Hal (1974). The Liberation of Planet Earth. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. pp. 17; last page "About the Author ". ISBN 0-553-11545-6. 
  2. ^ "Antipas Foundation". http://antipas.net/cool_hal.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 
  3. ^ Blake, Mariah (May/June 2005). "Stations Of The Cross". Columbia Journalism Review. http://www.theocracywatch.org/station_cjr_may_05.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-18. 
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ TBN - Trinity Broadcasting Network
  6. ^ TBN admits concern about offending Muslims
  7. ^ TBN - Trinity Broadcasting Network
  8. ^ "An Antichrist Obama in McCain Ad?". Time magazine. August 8, 2008. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1830590,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-10. "Conservative Christian author Hal Lindsey declared in an essay on WorldNetDaily, "Obama is correct in saying that the world is ready for someone like him — a messiah-like figure, charismatic and glib ... The Bible calls that leader the Antichrist. And it seems apparent that the world is now ready to make his acquaintance."" 
  9. ^ Lindsey, Hal (1970). The Late Great Planet Earth. Zondervan Publishing House. pp. 32. ISBN 0-553-20272-3. 
  10. ^ The Late Great Planet Earth, chapters 5-8
  11. ^ The Late Great Planet Earth, p. 82
  12. ^ The Late Great Planet Earth, p. 85; Notes, p.180
  13. ^ The Late Great Planet Earth; p. 82
  14. ^ pp. 84, 173
  15. ^ Lindsey, Hal (1981). The 1980's Countdown To Armageddon. New York, New York 10103: Bantam Books. pp. 7, 8. ISBN 0-553-01303-3. 
  16. ^ The 1980's Countdown To Armageddon; p.8
  17. ^ p. 132

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Andrea Bocelli
OMRI OMDSM

Bocelli rehearsing for his Under the Desert Sky concert in Lake Las Vegas, 2006
Background information
Born (1958-09-22) 22 September 1958 (age 53)
Pisa, Toscana, Italy
Genres Adult contemporary, classical, easy listening, Latin pop, opera, operatic pop, pop, vocal
Occupations Musician, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist
Instruments Vocals, keyboards, flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, harp, harmonica, guitar, drums, melodica
Years active 1992–present
Labels Universal, Philips, PolyGram, Decca, Sugar
Website Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli, OMRI, OMDSM (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa boˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist.[1][2][3] Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a football accident.[4][5]

Since winning the Newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1994,[6] Bocelli has recorded thirteen solo studio albums, of both pop and classical music, two greatest hits albums, and eight complete operas, selling over 75 million records worldwide.[7][8][9][10] Thus, he is the biggest-selling solo artist in the history of classical music and has caused core classical repertoire to "cross over" to the top of international pop charts and into previously uncharted territory in popular culture.[1][11][12][13][14][15]

In 1998, he was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.[4] In 1999, his nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards marked the first, and so far only time a classical artist had been nominated in the category, since Leontyne Price, in 1961.[1][16] The Prayer, his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film The Quest for Camelot, won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.[1][16] With the release of his classical album, Sacred Arias, Bocelli captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the top 3 positions on the US classical albums charts.[1][16] Six of his albums have since reached the Top 10 on the Billboard 200,[17] and a record-setting 8, have topped the classical albums charts in the United States.[18][19]

With 5 million units sold worldwide,[20] Sacred Arias became the biggest-selling classical album by a solo artist of all time,[1][16] and with over 20 million copies sold worldwide,[20][21] his 1997 pop album, Romanza, became the best-selling album by an Italian artist of any genre in history,[20] as well as the best-selling album by a foreign artist in Canada,[22][23][24] and a number of other countries in Europe and Latin America.[16] The album's first single, "Time to Say Goodbye", topped charts all across Europe, including Germany, where it stayed at the top of the charts for fourteen consecutive weeks, breaking the all-time sales record, with over 3 million copies sold in the country.[1][16] The single went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.[21][25][26]

Widely regarded as both the most popular Italian and classical singer in the world,[27] Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006,[28][29] and on March 2, 2010, was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Live Theater.[30][31]

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Early life[link]

Childhood and education[link]

Bocelli was born in 1958 to Alessandro and Edi Bocelli. They lived on the family farm, selling farm machinery and making wine in the small village of La Sterza, a frazione of Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy, which is about 40 km south of Pisa. Bocelli's mother and younger brother Alberto still live in the family home. Bocelli's father died in 2000.

As a young boy, Bocelli showed a great passion for music. His mother has said that music was the only thing that would comfort him. At the age of six, he started piano lessons, and later also learned to play the flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, harp, guitar and drums.

Bocelli would also spend time singing during his childhood.[32] At the age of 14 he won his first song competition, the Margherita d'Oro in Viareggio with O sole mio.[32]

After finishing secondary school in 1980, he studied law at the University of Pisa.[32] To earn money Bocelli performed evenings in piano bars. He completed law school and spent one year as a court-appointed lawyer. It was there, in 1987, that he met his future wife, Enrica.

Loss of sight[link]

It was evident at birth that Bocelli had problems with his sight, and after visits to many doctors, he was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma. In 1970, at the age of 12, he lost his sight completely following an accident during a football game.[4][5] He was accidentally hit on the head during a match and suffered a brain haemorrhage. Doctors resorted to leeches in a desperate last-ditch effort to save his sight, but they were unsuccessful, and he remained blind.[33]

Career[link]

[edit] 1992–94: Sanremo and Il mare calmo della sera

In 1992, Italian rock star Zucchero held auditions for tenors to make a demo tape with of the song Miserere from his album of the same name, to send to Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. After hearing Bocelli on tape, Pavarotti urged Zucchero to use Bocelli instead of him. The demo tape was from Caterina Caselli, who had discovered Bocelli. Caselli is Bocelli's current manager and producer.

Zucchero eventually persuaded Pavarotti to record the song with him, and it became a hit throughout Europe. In Zucchero's European concert tour in 1993, it was Bocelli who accompanied him to sing the duet, and he was also given solo sets in the concerts, singing "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's Turandot.[34] Bocelli signed with the Sugar Music label in Milan after the group's president heard Bocelli sing Miserere and "Nessun Dorma" at a birthday party for Zucchero.

In December Bocelli entered the preliminary round of the Sanremo Music Festival in the category of Giovani, performing both parts of the duet Miserere. He won the preliminary competition with the highest marks ever recorded in the Newcomers section. On 28 December, he debuted in the classical world in a concert at the Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia.[34]

In February 1994 he entered the main Sanremo Festival competition with "Il mare calmo della sera", and he won the "Newcomers" section, again with a record score. His debut album, of the same name, was released and immediately entered the Italian Top Ten, going platinum within weeks.[34]

In May he toured with Italian pop singer Gerardina Trovato.[34] In September he sang at Pavarotti's annual Charity Gala concert, Pavarotti International in Modena, where he sang Ruggiero Leoncavallo's "Mattinata" and sang a duet with Pavarotti, Maurizio Morante's Notte e Piscatore. He also sang "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata in the finale, along with Nancy Gustafson, Giorgia, Andreas Vollenweider and Bryan Adams; and also Adams' song All for Love.[34]

In September he made his opera debut as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa.[35] Bocelli had been an agnostic, but around 1994, partly as a result of immersing himself in the works of Tolstoy, he returned to the practice of the Catholic faith.[36] He performed the hymn, "Adeste Fideles" in Rome before Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at Christmas.[34]

[edit] 1995–97: Bocelli and Romanza – Conquering Europe and Latin America

As winner of the 1994 Newcomers section at the Sanremo Festival, he was invited to return the following year, entering the main competition with "Con te partirò" and finishing in fourth place.[37]

The song was included in his album Bocelli which was produced by Mauro Malavasi and released in the spring. His third album, Viaggio Italiano, was released in autumn.[37] Bocelli sang "Miserere" and "Funiculì, Funiculà" with guitarist John Miles.[37] In Belgium, "Con te partirò" became the best-selling single of all time.[38]

In 1996, Bocelli was invited to sing a duet with English soprano Sarah Brightman at the final bout of German IBF World Light-Heavyweight boxing champion Henry Maske. Brightman, a friend of Maske, approached Bocelli after she heard him singing "Con te partirò" whilst she was dining in a restaurant. Changing the title lyric of the song to "Time to Say Goodbye", they re-recorded it as a duet with members of the London Symphony Orchestra and sang it as a farewell for Maske. The single debuted atop the German charts, where it stayed for fourteen weeks. With sales nearing three million copies, and a sextuple platinum award, "Time to Say Goodbye" eclipsed the previous best-selling single by more than one million copies.[37] He topped the Spanish singles chart in 1996 with a duet with Marta Sanchez, "Vivo Por Ella", the Spanish version of "Vivo per lei", recorded with Giorgia for the Romanza album. He also recorded a Portuguese version of the song with Sandy Leah.

The same year, Bocelli recorded "Je vis pour elle", the French version of "Vivo per lei", as a duet with French singer Hélène Ségara. Released in December 1997, the song became a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached #1 on the charts. To date, it is the best-selling single for Ségara, and the second for Bocelli after "Time to Say Goodbye". On 3 March he appeared in Hamburg, Germany, with Sarah Brightman to receive the ECHO music award for "Best Single of the Year".[37]

In August, Bocelli appeared at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Italy, and then at the World Youth Festival in Paris, where he again sang in the presence of the Pope. In the summer, he gave 22 open air concerts in Germany, as well as an indoor concert in Oberhausen on 31 August. In September he performed in concert at the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa for the home video A Night in Tuscany (Italian: una notte nella Toscana) with guests Nuccia Focile, Sarah Brightman and Zucchero. The concert was also Bocelli's first concert to air on PBS. On 14 September in Munich, Germany, he received an ECHO Klassik "Best seller of the year" award for his album, Viaggio Italiano.[37][39]

Back in Italy in Bologna on 27 September, he yet again sang before the Pope at the International Eucharistic Congress. On 19 October, he sang at the TeleFood benefit concert held in the Vatican City, and organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization to raise awareness about world hunger. On 25 October he received a Bambi award, an annual television and media prize awarded by the German media company Hubert Burda Media, in the Klassik category in Cologne, Germany.[37]

[edit] 1998–99: Aria, Sogno and Sacred Arias – Breaking into the United States

Bocelli made his debut in a major operatic role in 1998 when he played Rodolfo in a production of La bohème at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari from 18 February to 25 February. His fifth album Aria - The Opera Album was released in March.[40] On 19 April Bocelli entered the United States (US) market with a concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., followed the next day by a reception at the White House with then US President Bill Clinton.[40] On 5 May, he appeared in Monte Carlo, winning two World Music Awards, one in the category "Best Italian Singer", and one for "Best Classical Interpretation".[40][41] He was also named one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people of 1998.[4]

In June, July, and August, he toured North and South America. Bocelli's final concert of the tour which was also his debut at Madison Square Garden on August 6, 1998, was sold out. In September, he received his next Echo Klassik award, this time for "Best selling classical album" with Aria - the opera album.[40] On Thanksgiving Eve Bocelli appeared as a guest on Céline Dion's Television special These Are Special Times in which he joined Dion with their hit The Prayer from Dion's album These Are Special Times and he also sang Ave Maria solo. Dion introduced him by saying, "I heard someone say – If God had a singing voice, he would sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli." As a result of his appearance on the show, his popularity in the US further increased.[40] Dion's album containing The Prayer was released in 1998 and re-issued with the DVD of the TV special in 2007. The song appeared on the Quest for Camelot soundtrack in 1998 and on Bocelli's album, Sogno, the following year.

At the New Year, he performed two concerts at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. The hotel used Con te partirò in its advertisements, further increasing his popularity in the US.[40] He also performed the first Internet live-opera broadcast in its entirety from the Detroit Opera House, with Denyce Graves.[citation needed] At the 56th Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on 24 January, The Prayer won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song from the film Quest for Camelot.[42] At the 41st Grammy Awards ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on 24 February, Bocelli was nominated in the Best New Artist category which was won by Lauryn Hill. Bocelli and Dion received a standing ovation after singing The Prayer.[42] The song was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and performed by Bocelli and Dion at the ceremony held at the Los Angeles Music Center on 21 March.[42]

From 11 April to 24 April, he toured the West coast of North America from San Diego to Vancouver, with a final performance before over 18,000 spectators at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Actress Elizabeth Taylor stood by his side on the stage during the encore, while he sang The Prayer.[42]

At the invitation of Steven Spielberg, Bocelli sang in Los Angeles on 15 May before Bill Clinton at an event on behalf of the Democratic Party. At the end of May he toured Portugal and Spain and sang with the Portuguese Fado singer Dulce Pontes. On 27 June he took part in the Michael Jackson benefit concert for suffering children in Munich's Olympic Stadium.[42]

From 10 July to 27 August, he appeared in a guest role at seven performances of The Merry Widow at the Verona Arena in Rome.[35][42] As the "Tenor Conte Andrea" he performed three arias: "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto; "Tu, che m' hai preso il cuor" from Franz Lehár's Land des Laechelns and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from Verdi's La traviata, again receiving standing ovations.[42]

On 10 September, together with soprano Daniela Dessi and two Polish singers, he performed at the Great Theatre of Łódź in Poland. From 7 October to 19 November, he made his United States operatic debut in Jules Massenet's Werther at the Detroit Opera House with the Michigan Opera Theater.[35] He was cheered by the audiences, but criticized by the press.[42]

He also performed at Rodeo Drive in Hollywood and gave further concerts in Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago, and made an appearance on Jay Leno's first installment of The Tonight Show. Then Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani gave him the Crystal Apple, a gift to celebrated personalities from New York City. His seventh album Sacred Arias, which contains exclusively sacred music, was released worldwide on 8 November, and two weeks later reached first place in the US Classic Billboard charts – making Bocelli the first vocalist to hold all top three places on the chart, with Aria, the opera album in second place, and Viaggio Italiano in third place. The album also included the hymn of the Holy Year 2000 which was chosen as the official version by the Vatican in October.[42] To promote "Sacred Arias", Bocelli recorded his second PBS concert of the same name at the Roman church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, in Rome, in 1999, with an orchestra conducted by Myung-whun Chung, singing most of the songs from the album. The special was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program during the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Immediately after his return to Italy, Bocelli sang in Florence at a meeting of the centre-left Heads of State. Invited by Queen Elizabeth II, he performed at the annual Royal Variety Performance in Birmingham, UK, on 29 November. On 30 November, his book La musica del silenzio, an autobiographical novel, was released in Italy.[42]

From 12 December to 21 December he performed six concerts in Barcelona, Strasbourg, Lisbon, Zagreb, Budapest and Messina, directed by Lorin Maazel, some of which were broadcast on local television. He also performed on German television; Wetten, dass..? on 11 December and the José Carreras Gala in Leipzig on 17 December. On 31 December, he finished a marathon twenty-four concerts in thirty days, with a concert at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York in front of 8,000 people, welcoming in the new millennium.[42]

[edit] 2000–01: Verdi and Cieli di Toscana

At the 42nd Grammy Awards on 23 February, Bocelli was nominated twice. The Prayer was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Bocelli performed it with Dion at the ceremony. His "World Tour 2000" started on 31 March. In May his Sacred Arias album was voted album of the year by listeners of the Classic FM radio station in the UK. His world tour continued from 12 May to 14 May with four concerts in Japan and South Korea. At the end of the UEFA European Football Championship he performed with Valery Gergiev and Renée Fleming at a concert on the River Maas in Rotterdam. On 6 July he performed at the Statue of Liberty in New York City for his third PBS special. The concert was a dedication to his father, who died in the beginning of 2000. He was accompanied by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Steven Mercurio with special guest Soprano Ana Maria Martinez and a surprise appearance by Sarah Brightman to sing with Bocelli on "Time To Say Goodbye." For the final encore he dedicated "Sogno" to his late Father. On 17 August, he performed in Giuseppi Verdi's Messa da Requiem at the Verona Arena in Rome. His seventh album Verdi was released on 11 September. In September he also performed three concerts in Australia. He received another Echo Klassik award for "Bestseller of the year" for Sacred Arias. In November his first complete opera recording, La Bohème was released. In December he received another award in Germany, the Goldene Europa for classical music.[43]

In January 2001, Bocelli portrayed the main character in Pietro Mascagni's opera L'amico Fritz at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and again performed the tenor part in Verdi's Requiem. On 19 March the Requiem album was released with Bocelli as tenor. From 22 March to 6 April he toured North America accompanied by Cecilia Gasdia and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. On 17 June he performed at the re-opening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In July he performed two concerts in Dublin with Ana María Martínez and the New Symphony Orchestra. At the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice on 4 October he presented his new album Cieli di Toscana and was recognised for having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. In October he opened the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sicilian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. On 28 October, he sang Franz Schubert's Ellens dritter Gesang as a representative of the Roman Catholic faith, during a memorial concert at Ground Zero in New York City for the victims of the September 11 attacks there. In November he received the Platinum Europe Award for one million sales of the album Cieli di Toscana, and at the Italian Music Awards he was given a special award from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for his merits as an "Ambassador of Italian music in the world". He performed seven more concerts in the US accompanied by Ana María Martínez, and on 23 December, in front of the President of Italy and other guests of honour, he sang the Italian national anthem as well as works of Bellini and Verdi at the traditional Christmas concert in the Italian Senate, which was broadcast live on television for the first time.[44]

[edit] 2002–05: Sentimento and Andrea

In Berlin on 5 February he received a Goldene Kamera award in the "Music & Entertainment" category. On 6 March he received two World Music Awards in Monte Carlo: "World best selling classical artist" and "Best selling Italian artist". On 11 March, he gave a concert for peace at the Basilica di San Marco a Venezia in Venice, accompanied by the orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice and conducted by Lorin Maazel. On 15 March he took part in the opening of Walt Disney Studios Park in Marne-la-Vallée France. On 7 May Bocelli and Tony Renis received a Telegatto Italian Television award for the soundtrack of the series Cuore. On 23 May he received the 2002 Classical BRIT Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Music".[45] On 27 May he performed at the Villa Madama in Rome in front of US president George W. Bush and Italian president Silvio Berlusconi. On 28 May he took part in "Pavarotti & Friends" charity concert in Modena in aid of Angola. In June he again toured the US, then on 26 July and 3 August he portrayed Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the 48th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago. On 14 October he and Lorin Maazel presented his new album Sentimento to a worldwide audience. Further presentations took place in Milan and New York, and the album was released on 4 November, selling over two million copies in 40 days. On 24 October he started his Sentimento tour in Zürich which took in large arenas in several European and North American cities.[46]

In February 2003, Bocelli performed Madama Butterfly in an exclusive Monte Carlo concert, which was attended by Caroline, Princess of Hanover. In March for the first time he appeared as a producer, at the Sanremo Festival, where the young artists Allunati and Jacqueline Ferry sang for his new record label, Clacksong.[47] In May his second complete opera, Tosca, was released. At a private benefit gala for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Bocelli sang in front of the British Royal Family.[47] A day later he received two awards for Sentimento at the 2003 Classical BRIT Award held at the Royal Albert Hall in London – "Best selling classical album" and "Album of the year".[48] On 24 May he performed in a benefit concert for the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, with sopranos Maria Luigia Borsi and Lucia Dessanti, baritone Soo Kyung Ahn, and violinist Ruth Rogers, accompanied by Marcello Rota and the Orchestra Città di Pisa. Three days later he was again invited to perform at "Pavarotti & Friends" in Modena and sang a medley of Neapolitan songs together with Pavarotti. In June he continued his Sentimento tour in Athens and Cyprus. In September he took part in a concert for the Justice ministers and Interior ministers of the European Union at the Parco della Musica in Rome. He then resumed his tour, accompanied by Maria Luigia Borsi, Ruth Rogers and Marcello Rota.[47]

Bocelli won the "Favourite Specialist Performer" award at the UK National Music Awards in October 2003.[49] In November he once again toured in the United States, this time accompanied by Ana Maria Martinez, Kallen Esperian and Steven Mercurio. In December he gave his first concert in China and at the end of the month, sang Gounod's Ave Maria at Pavarotti's wedding in Modena.[47]

In Bologna in January he performed as Werther in four performances of the opera of the same name. In April and May he toured Asia again, visiting Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore. In May he took part in a concert at Circo Massimo in Rome organised by Quincy Jones to launch the "We are the Future" project. In June his third complete opera Il trovatore was released. In July he played the part of Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca at the 50th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, and he took part in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) global campaign for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[50]

In September he performed his "Once in a Lifetime" tour in Australia with concerts in Sydney and Melbourne and one concert in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he was joined on stage by New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra.[51]

On 15 October he performed at the People Conference Hall in Beijing, China, and on 17 October at the Great Hall in Shanghai.[52]

During early 2005 Bocelli was on tour including performances in Madeira, Hungary, Norway, US, UK, Italy and Germany.[53] He also appeared in Sesame Street singing "Time to Say Goodnight" a parody of Time to Say Goodbye as a lullaby to Elmo.[54] On 21 March he performed on the Music for Asia benefit concert in Rome, televised on Italia 1, in aid of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake appeal.[55]

In June he performed at the Deutsche Opera in Berlin. On 2 July he performed at the Paris concert as part of the Live 8 event. Also during the second part of the year, he performed in Croatia, Serbia, Italy, the US, Dubai, Switzerland and finally in Scandinavia.[53] On 28 August he performed at the Faenol Festival held in Vaynol, Wales and organised by Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.[55] In December his first contemporary music concert took place at a Lake Las Vegas village resort in Nevada, US, which was recorded for PBS and released as the Under the Desert Sky DVD. He also took part in the Royal Christmas Show, which took place in several cities in the US in December. The album Werther was released in December. During 2005 he was invited by Pope Benedict XVI, George W. Bush and Queen Elizabeth II to perform at special events.[53]

[edit] 2006–07: Amore and Vivere, Greatest hits

On 18 February he sang at the Toyota Center in Houston during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006 All-Star Weekend, and broadcast live on the TNT Cable television network.[56]

On 26 February Bocelli sang "Because We Believe" from his Amore album in the Carnevale section of the closing ceremony of the Torino Olympics with a worldwide television audience.[29] He also began another tour with a concert at the Piazza di Castello in Turin.[57] In March he was honoured by the Italian state with a Grande Ufficiale Italian Order of Merit (Grand Officer of the Italian Republic), given to him by then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi for his worldwide work for his country as a singer. The award was presented to him at the Sanremo Festival where he performed a duet with American singer Christina Aguilera on 4 March.[28][29] From 31 March to 2 April he took part in the Maggio Musicale in Florence where he sang the Canto di pace (Canto of peace) by Marco Tutino[58] and the tenor part from Gioachino Rossini's Messa di Gloria and in Naples where he took part in Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle.[29][57]

In April 2006, he featured as a guest coach on American Idol helping the finalists sing the week's themed songs, "Greatest Love Songs." He also performed on that week's results show.[59] American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee performed at three of Bocelli's concerts in California from 9 June to 11 June singing duets of Somos Novios and The Prayer with Bocelli. They also performed on 'J. C. Penney Jam: The Concert for America's Kids[60] and recorded duet versions of Somos Novios for the resulting album, and also Can't Help Falling in Love on the CD of the Under the Desert Sky DVD.

In June he sang the Italian duet version of "Because We Believe", "Ama, credi e vai", with Gianna Nannini at the "großen Fan Party" at the opening of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Berlin in front of billions of worldwide television viewers.

On 1 July 2007, Bocelli performed "The Music of the Night" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, in a special musicals medley during the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London, England.[61] Bocelli returned to his home town for a triumphant concert at the newly created Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico on 5 July 2007, with guest appearance by Kenny G, Heather Headley, Lang Lang, Elisa, Sarah Brightman and Laura Pausini. The concert was later released as Vivere Live in Tuscany. In September he debuted at the Avery Fisher Hall, in New York, with four concerts. October saw the release of the opera album of Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with Bocelli singing the role of Canio. In November he won the "Best Italian Artist" and "World's Best-selling Classical Artist" awards at the World Music Awards. In December he finished his 2006 tour with more concerts in North America and Europe.[29]

Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's duet version of "Con te partirò" was used in the 2007 film Blades of Glory, as an ice skating song. K-1 mixed martial arts fighter, Akiyama Yoshihiro started using "Con te partirò" as his ring entrance music. On 8 September Bocelli sang an arrangement of Mozart's Ave verum corpus at the funeral of Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Italy.

On 21 October 2007, he sang "Con te partirò" with Katherine Jenkins on the UK television series Strictly Come Dancing results show, and on 30 October, he sang "The Prayer" with Céline Dion during an ITV Special An Audience with Céline Dion. The show was broadcast on 23 December. Alongside fellow Italian singer Laura Pausini, he sang Vive Ya during the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards. The song, originally released in 1997 as a duet in Italian between Bocelli and Italian singer-songwriter Trovatto on Bocelli's Romanza, was also released in English on his 2007 album, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere, as Dare to Live. The album, Vivere, sold over 3 million copies.

[edit] 2008: Incanto and Carmen

On 20 January 2008, Bocelli received the Italian TV award Telegatto in platinum for Italian music in the world, in Rome. He sang "La voce del silenzio" – "The voice of silence" – and "Dare to Live" during the ceremony.[62]

Bocelli with fiancée Veronica Berti in Tokyo, Japan, during his 2008 Asian Tour.

To promote the album, he performed "Canto della Terra" at The Alan Titchmarsh Show on the BBC in London on 1 February; was interviewed by Fabio Fazio on the Italian talk show Che tempo che fa on RAI 3 in Italy; and performed "Canto della terra", "A te" and "Besame mucho" from the album, as well as "My way" on 2 February; and made an appearance on The South Bank Show in London, where he sang the French aria "Pour mon âme" on 3 February. Then on 10 February, he performed "The Prayer" at the 50th Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles, with Josh Groban in a tribute to Luciano Pavarotti, and sang "Dare to live" with Heather Headley the following day on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[62]

In April he toured in Asia with performances in Tokyo, Taichung, Taiwan, and Seoul. Each concert was attended by over 15,000 people.[63]

On 7 May 2008, he sang at Steel Aréna in Košice, Slovakia, in front of 8,000 people.[64] Then 13 May he sang at the "Teatro delle Muse" in Ancona, Italy, for a charity concert for "Francesca Rava – N.P.H. Italia Onlus", a foundation that helps poor and disabled children around the world.[64]

On 23 May 2008 he sang The Prayer with Katharine McPhee in a Las Vegas tribute concert for Canadian producer and songwriter David Foster. Bocelli later praised Filipina teen-aged singer Charice, whom he had first heard perform at that concert.[65][66]

On 2 June 2008 he performed at the Piazza del Duomo, Milan in front of 80,000 people during a concert celebrating the anniversary of the Republic of Italy's formation.[64]

From June 17 to June 28, Bocelli played the role of Don José on stage, opposite Hungarian mezzo-soprano Ildiko Komlosi as Carmen, in Georges Bizet's opera at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, in Rome, for four nights.[67][68][69] Bocelli released the complete opera recording of Carmen in Italy in the same year, which he recorded in 2005. Myung-whun Chung conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Chœur de Radio France for the recording, and Welsh Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, was part of the Ensemble.[70] The recording was not released internationally, until March 2010.[71] Carmen: Duets & Arias, a single-disc collection of some of the arias and duets of the recording, was also released in 2010.[72]

On 20 July, Bocelli held his third concert at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, his hometown. The concert was a tribute to the cinema of Italy. Its performers included Italian composer and musician Nicola Piovani, Italian ballet dancer Roberto Bolle, Israeli singer Noa, and Charice.[73] Then on 31 July, he performed at a concert in Vingis Park in Vilnius, Lithuania, in front of more than 18,000 people.[74] Australian singer Tina Arena performed two duets with Bocelli – "Canto Della Terra" and "The Prayer" – at the closing stages of the concert.[75]

On 7 August 2008, he held a benefit concert at Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina, and was accompanied by Czech National Symphony Orchestra.[74] Then, during the rest of August, he was on tour in Australia and New Zealand—for the third time—with performances at Vector Arena, Auckland, on the 20th; Entertainment Centre, Brisbane on the 22nd; Acer Arena, Sydney, on the 24th, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, on the 27th; and Burswood Dome, Perth, on the 30th. His fiancée and both of his sons accompanied him on the tour.[74] Tina Arena performed again with him in all 5 concerts during the tour.[76]

On 26 September 2008, during the 2008 Veneto Festival, he held a concert in the Church of the Eremitani in Padova, Italy, in front of about 1000 people. He was accompanied by the I Solisti Veneti orchestra, celebrating its 50th birthday and conducted by Claudio Scimone, and by the Wiener Singakademie choir. The concert was a celebration of Giacomo Puccini's 150th birthday.[77]

On 10 October and 11 he performed at Petra, singing "Dare to live" with Laura Pausini, as well as performing E Lucevan le Stelle from Tosca. On 19 October he sang "O Surdato 'Nnamurato" and a duet of "Non Ti Scordar Di Me" with Cecilia Bartoli, both from the Incanto album, during the ECHO Awards in Germany; and later presented the soprano with an ECHO award. On 24 October, he performed at Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, as a tribute to the city, where he celebrated the Italian release of Incanto. Performing with him were flautist Andrea Griminelli, Italian pop singer Massimo Ranieri and soprano Cecilia Bartoli, with Steven Mercurio conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.[78] On 31 October, he performed a solo version of "The Prayer", as well as "Because", a song from Incanto, live on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[79]

On 21 November and 22, Bocelli was amongst a quartet of soloists (soprano Sabina Cvilak, mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich and bass Alexander Vinogradov) to sing Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, conducted by Plácido Domingo, at the Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C.[80] Bocelli sang twice in the piece and later the two famous tenors sang The Pearl Fishers duet which would be the first aria they had ever sang together.[81] On 25 November and 26 he starred alongside soprano Verónica Villarroel in an opera in concert of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana at the "Municipal Auditorium" in San Antonio, Texas.[81] He later held a concert at "Atrio de la Catedral" in Campeche, Mexico, on 28 November, where he sang songs from Incanto as well as some of his Spanish hits, including Besame Mucho, Somos Novios, Amapola and Por ti Volare – the Spanish version of Con te Partiro.[81]

[edit] 2009: My Christmas, first holiday album

On May 27, 2009, Bocelli sang "Il Gladiatore", from the Gladiator soundtrack, followed by the UEFA Champions League Anthem, which is based on "Zadok the Priest" by G.F. Handel, during the opening ceremony of the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, in the Stadio Olimpico, in Rome.

On November 3, My Christmas, his first Holiday album, produced by David Foster, was released and went on to become the best-selling Holiday album of the year.

The Andrea Bocelli & David Foster Christmas Special, the PBS special of the album, first aired on Thanksgiving night in the United States, and continued to be broadcast in the United States and Canada throughout the month of December. In late November, the program was broadcast in Mexico and in the UK; it later aired, December 15 and 25, on Italia 1, in Italy, December 19, on TVE2 and TROS, in Spain and the Netherlands, and Christmas Eve, on vtm and RTL-TVI, in Belgium and Luxembourg.

On November 3, during the World Premiere of Disney's A Christmas Carol, in Leicester Square, London, following the switching on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights, Bocelli led the St Paul's Cathedral Choir, and more than 14,000 people across the capital, as they broke the Official Guinness World Record for the biggest ever Christmas Carol sing-along, singing "Silent Night". He completed his performance in Leicester Square with, "God Bless Us Everyone", the closing song of the movie, which he provided the vocals for in English, Italian and Spanish.[82][83] He returned to the United Kingdom, December 16, for an appearance on The One Show, broadcast live by BBC One, and on The Alan Titchmarsh Show which aired December 18, on ITV1.

On November 21, a segment of Leute Heute, a German tabloid-program on ZDF, was about My Christmas and Bocelli's meeting in Rome with Pope Benedict XVI and 250 other artists, an event which was broadcasted live earlier that day in Italy, by Rai Uno. Bocelli was also joined by the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, in his home in Forte dei Marmi, where they sang "Caro Gesù Bambino", a song from My Christmas which was originally recorded by the choir in 1960. Rai Uno also broadcast the performance later that day, during the Zecchino d'Oro Festival. The following day, Bocelli was among Fabio Fazio's guests, on his popular Italian talk-show, Che tempo che fa, broadcast on Rai Tre. During the program Bocelli talked about his album and performed "The Lord's Prayer", "White Christmas", and "Silent Night". It was also announced that Bocelli would return to the show on December 20 and give a live concert of My Christmas. Bocelli also took part in the annual 2009 José Carreras Gala, on December 17, where he sang Adeste Fideles, before singing "White Christmas" with José Carreras for the very first time; this was broadcast live, by Das Erste, in Germany. He then returning to Italy, for a concert in the Upper Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, on December 19, which was broadcast directly after the Urbi et Orbi blessing of Pope Benedict XVI, December 25, on Rai Uno.

In North America, Bocelli gave 6 concerts. On November 28, he performed in the BankAtlantic Center, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He later performed in the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto, Canada, in the Izod Center, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the William Saroyan Theatre, in Fresno, California (changed from the much larger Save Mart Center due to scheduling conflicts), in the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, and finally in the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California, on December 3, 5, 8, 12, and 13. His last three arena concerts alone grossed a total of over 5,6 million dollars, placing him third on Billboard Magazine's week's Hot Tours ranking, behind the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Il Divo, who both held over 5 times more concerts worldwide, compared to Bocelli's three in the United States, explaining their better showings.[84]

In the United States, Bocelli made a number of high profile TV appearances. He first performed "White Christmas" at the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, broadcast live on NBC, November 26. He performed the song again on November 30 during The Today Show also live. His appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show during her Holiday Music Extravaganza, where he sang "What Child Is This", with Mary J. Blige, and later closed the show with Adeste Fideles, was also aired the same day, and was later rebroadcast on December 23. Bocelli also sang "Adeste Fideles" and was interviewed by Barbara Walters and Joy Behar on The View, which aired December 2, on ABC. On December 8, he performed "Jingle Bells" with The Muppets on NBC's The Jay Leno Show. He also performed a number of songs from the album, including "The Christmas Song" with Natalie Cole, during a dinner at David Foster's mansion in Malibu, which was featured on The Dr. Phil Show, on December 10. Bocelli also performed "White Christmas" and "Silent Night", on the Larry King Live and Fox & Friends holiday-specials, broadcast December 23, on CNN, and December 19, 24 and 25, on Fox News.

In Brasil, following the success of the South American leg of the Incanto tour, were over 100,000 people attended his free concert at the São Paulo's "Parque Indipendencia", earlier in the year,[85] it was announced that Bocelli would hold another Open-Air, entrance free, concert in Florianópolis, on December 28, where a crowd of about a million people was expected to attend. However, due to financial and political reasons, the concert was later canceled on short notice, along with all the other events scheduled for Christmas in the city.

2010: Hollywood Walk of Fame and FIFA World Cup[link]

On January 31, 2010, during the 52nd Grammy Awards, Bocelli, Mary J. Blige and David Foster joined forces again, singing "Bridge over Troubled Water" to raise awareness for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.[86][87][88] The three had previously made an appearance on CNN's Larry King Live, January 28, 2010, to announce the performance.[88][89]

Foster speaks at the ceremony honoring Bocelli with his star

On March 2, he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Live Theater, at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the Roosevelt Hotel.[30][31] The previous day, Bocelli, along with David Foster, were honored by L.A. Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest during a ceremony at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in Hollywood, where "The Story Behind The Voice", a documentary about Bocelli's life and career was shown.[90][91]

On March 12, Bocelli made an appearance on Skavlan, in Oslo, Norway, to promote his upcoming Scandinavian tour, giving a rare interview to the show's host Fredrik Skavlan, and later performing "Voglio Vivere Cosi", from his 2008 album Incanto, with Norwegian Boys' choir, Sølvguttene.[88][92]

In April, he returned to Scandinavia, for a concert in Telenor Arena, in Oslo, Norway, on April 8, a concert in Forum Copenhagen, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 9, and finally a concert in the Ericsson Globe, in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 11. He was joined by Tony Award winner Heather Headley and 120 musicians from the Stockholm Concert Orchestra, in all three concerts, and by Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman in his Swedish concert.[93][94][95]

On April 30, Bocelli sang "Nessun Dorma" during the opening ceremony of the Expo 2010, in Shanghai, China, in front of twenty heads of state and government, including Chinese President Hu Jintao, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.[96][97][98] The following day, on May 1, he held a concert, titled Charming China, at Shanghai Stadium, in front of an audience of 80,000 people, along with Chinese singers Song Zuying and Jay Chou, and Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang; the China Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied them under the direction of its artistic director Yu Long.[99][100] The concert was later broadcasted by Shanghai TV, and by CCTV channels throughout mainland China.

Bocelli receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[30][31]

The two appearances coincided with Bocelli's Asian tour, consisting of a concert in Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, on April 28,[101][102][103] a concert in Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea, on May 2,[104] a concert in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, on May 4,[105][106] a concert in Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan, on May 6,[105][106] and finally a free concert, organized by the YTL Corporation, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, in Singapore, on May 8, attended by over 12,000 people, picked via public ballot, as well as prominent figures in the region, such as, the president of Singapore, S. R. Nathan and his wife, Malaysian billionaire and founder of the YTL Corporation, Yeoh Tiong Lay and his eldest son Francis Yeoh, actress Michelle Yeoh, and founder of Jimmy Choo Ltd, Jimmy Choo.[107][108][109] The concert was later broadcasted, in its entirety, by Channel NewsAsia, on May 28 and 29, and by Okto, on May 30, in Singapore. An orchid in the Botanic Gardens' National Orchid Garden was also named after Bocelli in response to the concert.[110] Australian pop singer Delta Goodrem performed again with Bocelli in all five concerts, after supporting him in his United States My Christmas 2009 winter tour.[111]

On May 18, during the 2010 World Music Awards, Bocelli performed ""Un Amore Cosi Grande" from his 2008 album, Incanto, and received his seventh World Music Award, for "Best Classical Artist".[112][113]

On July 5, Bocelli gave a concert at the opening of the Khan Shatyry Entertainment Center, in Astana, on the occasion of Kazakhstan's president, Nursultan Nazarbayev's 70th birthday.[114][115] Among the guests were, the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, the President of Tajikistan, Emomalii Rahmon, the President of Kyrgyzstan, Roza Otunbayeva, the Crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the King of Jordan, Abdullah II.[116][117][118]

On July 9, Bocelli headlined the "Celebrate Africa: The Grand Finale" Concert of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, at the Coca-Cola Dome, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to mark the end of the World Cup, two days before the World Cup final.[119][120] During the concert, Bocelli was joined by Canadian rock star, Bryan Adams, Italian flautist, Andrea Griminelli, and South African singers, Nianell and Pretty Yende.[121][122] FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, South Africain president, Jacob Zuma, and Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, were among the 12,000 in attendance.[122][123]

On July 13, Montenegrin Statehood Day, Bocelli gave a concert at the seaside resort of Sveti Stefan, in western Montenegro, to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Sveti Stefan Hotel.[124] During the hour-long show, on a stage right in front of the island-hotel's perimeter wall, Bocelli sang well-known arias, as well as some of his more popular hits, to the assembled dignitaries, including Montenegro's top officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps and many faces from cultural, political and public life, as well as many current and former tourist entrepreneurs who had contributed to the development of Montenegrin tourism.[124]

On July 14, Bocelli gave a concert at the European Parliament's Espace Léopold, in Brussels, Belgium, during "Rome in the heart of the future", an event hosted by the Vice President of the European Parliament for the seventh parliament, MEP, Roberta Angelilli, "to highlight the city of Rome as the capital of international tourism through an important and ambitious project in Europe."[125][126] A screening of the film Homage to Rome, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who was present during the event, and starring Bocelli, in his cinematographic debut, and Italian fashion model, Monica Bellucci, was shown prior to the special concert.[125][127] The event was also attended by the President of the European Parliament, MEP, Jerzy Buzek, European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, Antonio Tajani, the Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, the President of Lazio, Renata Polverini.[125][128]

On July 25, Bocelli held the fifth and final edition of the Teatro del Silenzio, in his hometown of Lajatico, Tuscany, to an audience of 10,000, double the amount of the first edition of the annual Festival, held in 2006. After performing with Spanish tenor, Plácido Domingo and Welsh Mezzo-soprano, Katherine Jenkins on the previous edition of the Festival, in 2009, Bocelli's guests included the only other surviving member of The Three Tenors, Spanish Catalan tenor, José Carreras, and Italian rock singer, Zucchero. Sculptures by Swiss artist Kurt Laurenz Metzler, who attended the concert, were exhibited during this year's edition. The Teatro del Silenzio has in past incorporated sculptures by artists such as Arnaldo Pomodoro and Igor Mitoraj. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, who was also in attendance, donated a Bronze statue she had made of Bocelli, to the city of Lajatico, in the afternoon just before the concert. Bocelli was also awarded the Pisano Doc, during the dress rehearsal for the concert, on July 24, "in recognition for a great citizen, who with his extraordinary art and his humanity brings great prestige, honor and respect to the city of Pisa", and received, the 2010 Premio Lunezia nel mondo, during a private ceremony held on July 21, for "the musical-literary quality of his songs."

In September 2010, Bocelli held a concert at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, in Athens, Greece. The concert was attended by George Papandreou, the prime minister of Greece and Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens, among others. All proceeds were donated to help cure cancer. Bocelli also gave concerts in Cairo, Egypt, in front of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza, as well as a fundraising concert inside the famous Duomo di Milano to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.

As part of the 2010 leg of the My Christmas Tour, Bocelli gave two concerts in the two largest indoor arenas of the United Kingdom, The O2 Arena, in London, and The M.E.N Arena, in Manchester, and a concert in the largest indoor arena in Ireland, The O2, in Dublin, in late November 2010.[129][130][131] His sold out concert at the O2 in London, was the most attended show in the venue's history, with 16,500 people attending the event.[132] In early December, Bocelli gave 6 concerts in the United States. He performed in Madison Square Garden, in New York City, Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, TD Garden, in Boston, Toyota Center, in Houston, Staples Center, in Los Angeles, and the MGM Grand's Garden Arena, in the Las Vegas Strip.[133] The Toyota Center concert, in Houston, was attended by former president George Bush, Sr. and first lady Barbara Bush.

Bocelli also took part in the Christmas in Washington special on December 12, in the presence of president Barack Obama and the first lady.[12][134][135] On December 19, Bocelli gave a concert, conducted by Claudio Scimone, in the Italian Senate.[136] The concert was attended by Italy's top officials including Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano, Renato Schifani, the president of the Italian Senate, Gianfranco Fini, the president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See.[137]

2011: Metropolitan Opera recital, and Central Park Concert[link]

In January, Bocelli gave three concerts in Germany. The concerts in Munich, Berlin, and Hamburg were all part of the Notte Illuminata Tour, launched in Pisa, at the Teatro Verdi, December 2010. In February, Bocelli made his Metropolitan Opera debut, performing a recital, as part of the tour.[138]

In late March, early April, as part of the 2011 Latin Leg of his Incanto Tour, Bocelli gave concerts in Buenos Aires, Bogotá, and Panama City.

In May 2011, Bocelli held 5 concerts in East and Southeast Asia, and was joined by New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra during the Tour.[139] He first gave a concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, his first visit to the country. The concert was attended by Indonesia's top political personalities, including Golkar Party chairman, billionaire Aburizal Bakrie, PDI-P chairwoman and daughter of former president Sukarno, Megawati Sukarnoputri, herself a former president, and former president Suharto's second eldest daughter, Siti Hediyanti.[140] Bocelli held two other concerts in Taipei, and two concerts in Beijing.[141][142]

In June and July, Bocelli gave two open air concerts at historic sites, the first at Masada, in Israel,[143] with all proceeds dedicated to support the residents of the Israeli regions of Galilee and Negev,[144] and the second at Syracuse's ancient Greek theatre, in Sicily,[145] with all proceeds donated to the Fiamme di Solidarietà (Flames of Solidarity) organization, to raise awareness of issues concerning the poorest and most marginalized in Italy.[146]

Bocelli gave a free concert on September 15, on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City.[147] He was accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, and the Westminster Symphonic Choir.[148] Bocelli was joined by singers Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Bryn Terfel, Ana María Martínez and Pretty Yende, instrumentalists Chris Botti, Andrea Griminelli and Nicola Benedetti, and producer David Foster.[148] The concert was attended by 70,000 people, including Mayor Bloomberg and Donald Trump.[149][150] The concert was broadcast throughout the United States and Canada, by PBS, and in Italy, by Rai 1. Concerto, One Night in Central Park, the live album and the DVD were released November 15.

On September 25, Bocelli led Songs of Praise' 50th anniversary celebration, alongside LeAnn Rimes and Katherine Jenkins.[151][152]

On October 15, Bocelli performed again for Pope Benedict XVI and a crowd of 8,000 people in Vatican's Audience Hall, during a meeting honoring participants from around the world, for their work in spreading the faith.[153]

On November 7, he gave his second open air free concert of the year, at Praça Rui Barbosa in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to an audience of between 80,000 and 150,000 people.[154][155][156]

On November 17, he performed at the Children In Need Rocks Manchester concert, gaining critical acclaim for receiving a standing ovation from a crowd of pop and indie music fans.

In December, Bocelli launched the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, with a mission to fight poverty and fund medical research.

2012: Roméo et Juliette[link]

Bocelli played the role of Romeo in Charles Gounod's opera Roméo et Juliette, at the Teatro Carlo Felice, for two performances in February. He cancelled a third performance with pharyngitis after suffering vocal strain throughout.[157] The conductor Fabio Luisi commended Bocelli for performing without fee in a theatre that was suffering severe financial difficulties.[158]

On April 22, Bocelli gave an open air concert at Yerevan's Liberty Square, in Armenia, dedicated to the proclamation of Yerevan as the 2012 World Book Capital. The concert was attended by Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan, prime minister Tigran Sargsyan and Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan. Bocelli was accompanied by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcello Rota.[159]

Voice[link]

With the exception of the negative views of some Classical music critics, Bocelli is widely celebrated as a singer and is admired around the world.[1] His voice's timbre is as recognisable as a signature, with a versatility ranging from the Bel canto to the furore of Verismo, from the sacred repertoire to popular ballads.[160]

Franco Corelli, one of the greatest Spinto tenors of the twentieth century, praised Bocelli's voice after hearing it for the first time during a Master class in 1986, in Turin, and would later give him private lessons.[161][162][163] Another great Italian tenor who championed Bocelli's singing from the very beginning was Luciano Pavarotti. Pavarotti publicly admired Bocelli's voice and played an early part in the younger man's career.[163][164] He reportedly stated that "There is no one finer," upon hearing his voice for the very first time.[165] Bocelli would later sing during both his wedding ceremony, in 2003, and his funeral, in 2007.[161]

After conducting Bocelli in the Verdi album, in 2000, Zubin Mehta commented that "Andrea's voice is special in many ways. First of all, he has a complete control from forte to pianissimo on any note. The end of 'Celeste Aida,' he attacks the high B flat full voice and then pulls it down to nothing — hardly anybody can do that, it's also very risky on the stage at the opera. But it's not that we tried it 15 times and he got it once; he can do it every time. He can also, in the middle of a phrase, without breathing, change the color of a note, so it's a conductor's dream to ask and to get it because most people can't do that."[166] The interview where Mehta made those comments was featured in a BBC documentary about Bocelli, entitled the "Story Behind the Voice".[164] Mehta also compared Bocelli's voice to the old Italian style of singers, such as Tito Schipa.

The same documentary also featured an interview with Spanish Catalan tenor, José Carreras. He commented that "The first time I had the possibility to listen to Andrea, he was a part of the Sanremo Festival. And I thought wow, that's a nice voice, very beautiful color, very tenor like." He proceeded by saying, "I always thought that he has a wonderful instrument, that he knows very much how to use it."[164]

Lorin Maazel, who conducted Bocelli's 2002 Classical album, Sentimento, was also featured in the documentary. In the interview he says that "Andrea Bocelli has amazing Tessitura, almost three Octaves, I would think two and a half, has excellent and very easy top notes; but he can also fill out the lower register very successfully."[164] Maazel also praised Bocelli's Musical talent and knowledge of music, and compared his voice to that of celebrated Irish tenor John McCormack, during an interview with Charlie Rose, in 2002.[167]

Similarly, during a 1999 interview on Charlie Rose, American soprano Renée Fleming praised Bocelli's voice, by saying "first of all the sound is beautiful. There is something very soulful about the way he sings and it's captured the hearts of something like, the last I've heard eleven million fans."[168] Grammy winning Puerto Rican soprano, Ana María Martínez, who regularly performs with Bocelli, also said that "More than anything, Andrea has something that is unique in that he brings this light that is always around him. And this purity of heart and beauty of sound just touches the listener. It can’t be described."[162]

French Canadian singer Celine Dion famously said while introducing him during her Christmas Special for These Are Special Times, in 1998, that "if God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli,"[1][163] and multiple Grammy Award winner David Foster, a producer of the album, often describes Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world. Similarly, seven-time Grammy Award winning Jazz singer, Al Jarreau, who performed with Bocelli on the "Night of the Proms" tour in Europe, in 1995, described him as "the most beautiful voice in the world,"[165] and American talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, commented on her talk show that, "when I hear Andrea sing, I burst into tears."[161][162]

After attending Bocelli's concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 2009, the first time she'd been out "in months", American actress Elizabeth Taylor said, "My mind, my soul were transported by his beauty, his voice, his inner being. God has kissed this man and I thank God for it."[169] Taylor had been a passionate fan of Bocelli's since the beginning of his music career in the mid-1990s.[170] Other fans include, Prince Albert of Monaco, who invited the tenor to sing at his wedding, as well as Sarah, Duchess of York, and actress Isabella Rossellini.[165] Bocelli's voice was also a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother,[171] and Pope John Paul II,[165] for whom he sang on many occasions, and released Credo, a DVD dedicated to his life, shortly after his death, in 2006.[172]

Other world class artists from both the Pop and Opera worlds have also publicly expressed their admiration, including opera singers Plácido Domingo,[173] and Cecilia Bartoli, who collaborated with Bocelli, and conductor Myung-whun Chung,[174] who conducted Bocelli's 1999 album, Sacred Arias.[174]

Criticism[link]

Despite his worldwide popularity and praise, Bocelli's voice, more specifically his interpretation of opera, has been regularly criticized by classical music critics. These include Bernard Holland of The New York Times, and Andrew Clement of The Guardian.[175]

In 1999, The New York Times chief music critic Anthony Tommasini in his review of Bocelli's North American opera debut at the Detroit Opera House in the title role of Massenet's Werther commented, "The basic colour of Mr. Bocelli's voice is warm and pleasant, but he lacks the technique to support and project his sound. His sustained notes wobble. His soft high notes are painfully weak. Inadequate breath control often forces him to clip off notes prematurely at the end of phrases."[176] In December 2000 Tommasini again criticised Bocelli, this time for his La bohème album when he claimed that Bocelli "still has trouble with basic things, like breath support" and his voice had been "carefully recorded", "to help it match the trained voices of the other cast members in fullness and presence."[177]

In describing Bocelli's singing, New York Times music critic Bernard Holland noted, "the tone is rasping, thin and, in general, poorly supported. Even the most modest upward movement thins it even more, signalling what appears to be the onset of strangulation. To his credit, Mr Bocelli sings mostly in tune. But his phrasing tends toward carelessness and rhythmic jumble... The diction is not clear."[178] Furthermore, Holland observed that "The critic's duty is to report that Mr Bocelli is not a very good singer." The Associated Press reported "Passion? Yes. Power. No. Bocelli's voice – though robust in spirit and precisely in tune, even in the upper register – had a thin quality that never opened up."[179] Similarly, classical music critic Andrew Clement found Bocelli's studio opera recordings consistently disappointing in quality: "Bocelli's profoundly unmusical contribution, with its unvaryingly coarse tone, wayward intonation and never a phrase properly shaped, fatally undermines all their contributions."[180] Anne Midgette of The New York Times agreed, noting "a thinness of voice, oddly anemic phrasing (including shortchanging upper notes of phrases in a most untenorial manner), a curious lack of expression."[181]

In 2008, in a live performance, Bocelli was described by Baltimore Sun music critic Tim Smith thus: "as unaided by electronics, he produced an undernourished, often under-pitch tone. Top notes were strained, phrases monochromatic. Bocelli's most loyal fans presumably didn't mind any of the weaknesses, but, frankly, I found most of his singing embarrassing."[182]

During a 2009 performance in New York, the music critic Steve Smith wrote "For cognoscenti of vocal artistry the risks involved in Mr. Bocelli's undertakings, both then and now, need no explanation. Substantial technical shortcomings masked by amplification are laid bare in a more conventional classical setting. Mr. Bocelli's tone can be pleasant, and his pitch is generally secure. But his voice is small and not well supported; his phrasing, wayward and oddly inexpressive."[183]

In 2010, Joe Banno of the Washington Post gave an unfavorable review of Bocelli's Carmen recording, describing the oft-noted failings in Bocelli's vocal resources on full display in this performance: "Bocelli, to be fair, possesses an essentially lovely tenor and knows his stuff when it comes to selling a pop ballad. And Decca's close miking of his puny voice inflates his sound to near-Franco Corelli-like dimensions. But his short-breathed, clumsily phrased, interpretively blank and often pinched and strained singing makes his Don Jose a tough listen."[184]

An audio commentary by New York Times editor Anne Midgette providing a comparison of Bocelli's tone and technique with Luciano Pavarotti's appears below. According to the commentary, Bocelli's tone and technique is not as firm or full as Pavarotti's. And Bocelli's singing of the high note in the passage sounds "squeezed" as opposed to the "ringing" quality Pavarotti achieves when singing the same note in the passage.

In a 2011 review of an all-classical recital, Zachary Woolfe of the New York Times commented that Bocelli "seemed out of his element and ill at ease... listeners responded politely and pleasantly, as if fulfilling their duty, a bit puzzled by the gap between the cautious sounds they were hearing and the smooth polish of Mr. Bocelli's blockbuster recordings." Woolfe goes on to observe "If people don’t know the works on a program (and Sunday evening's selection was far from populist), the singer needs to make those works happen, to prove them. But Mr. Bocelli was too nervous and not a powerful enough artist to do that. Even the French songs that were seemingly the best fit for his delicate instrument fell flat. Demonstrating little responsiveness to text or emotional specificity — Fauré's "Lune Blanche" did have an aptly gauzy sheen — they passed in a blur. In Mr. Bocelli's conception of the canon there is little audible difference between Handel and Gounod, and little urgency to either, a bland homogeneity... Ringing Pavarotti-style high notes are difficult for Mr. Bocelli; his effect of choice is extended falsetto tones, with which he dramatically ended several numbers. The audience responded warmly to this easy tactic, keen for something, anything, it could recognize as charismatic, stylish singing."[185]

Recognition[link]

Honors[link]

Selected awards[link]

  • Two World Music Awards, for "World best selling classical artist" and for "Best selling Italian artist" in 2002.[46]

Personal life[link]

Bocelli with fiancée Veronica Berti in March 2010

Bocelli met his first wife, Enrica Cenzatti, while singing at piano bars early in his career.[32] They were married on 27 June 1992, and had two children.[34] Their first child, Amos, was born in February 1995. Their second son, Matteo was born in October 1997.[37] The couple separated in 2002.[46] Although not yet divorced,[189] Bocelli lives with his girlfriend and manager, Veronica Berti. They met in 2002. In September 2011, the couple announced that Berti is pregnant and expecting her first and Bocelli's third child, a daughter,[190] in the spring.[191] Virginia, Bocelli's first daughter, was born March 21, 2012, on the first day of spring.[192][193] The couple live in a spacious villa, which used to be a hotel, in Forte dei Marmi on the Mediterranean, complete with recording studio. Meanwhile, Bocelli's estranged wife and two sons live in the couple's previous residence in the same comune, in Versilia.[161]

On 30 April 2000, Bocelli's father, Sandro Bocelli, died. His mother encouraged him to honour his commitments, and so he sang for the Pope, in Rome, on May 1, and immediately returned home for the funeral. At his July 5 performance, filmed for PBS as American Dream—Andrea Bocelli's Statue of Liberty Concert, Bocelli dedicated the encore Sogno (Dream), from his 1999 album Sogno, to the memory of his father.[43]

A section of the way along the beach in Jesolo, on the Italian Adriatic coast, was named after Bocelli on 11 August 2003.[47]

Teatro del Silenzio[link]

In 2006, Bocelli influenced the municipality of his hometown Lajatico to build an outdoor theatre, the "Teatro del Silenzio".[194] Bocelli serves as its honorary president and performs for one night only, every July, the rest of the year, the theatre remains silent.

Since the opening in 2006, Bocelli has held 5 concerts, in every July, with guests ranging from opera singers Plácido Domingo and José Carreras to classical crossover artists Sarah Brightman and Katherine Jenkins, as well as Italian rock and pop stars Zucchero, Laura Pausini, and Elisa. Bocelli's guests have also included instrumentalists Lang Lang, Chris Botti, and Kenny G. The 2007 edition of the "Teatro del Silenzio" was released on DVD in 2008.[195]

Philanthropy and Charitable Work[link]

Bocelli has made a large number of contributions throughout his career. He has participated in charity benefit concerts in different countries for various charities, such as the Michael Jackson benefit concert in 1998, the Memorial Concert at Ground Zero, in New York City for the victims of the September 11 attacks, and the Music of Asia festival in 2004, for the Indian tsunami appeal.

He performed with Mary J. Blige and David Foster at the 52nd Grammy Awards to raise awareness for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. He later gave an open air concert at Masada, Israel, with the proceeds going to the residents of Galilee and Negev, and another in Sicily to support the ‘Flames of Solidarity’ charity, raising awareness concerning poverty. In Greece, he held a concert at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus to help Cancer research, and performed at the ‘Children in need rocks' in Manchester, in the UK.

In 2011, The Andrea Bocelli Foundation was launched. Its two missions are to fund medical research and fight poverty.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Compilation albums[link]

Live albums[link]

Digital albums[link]

Collaborative albums[link]

Complete opera recordings[link]

Video albums[link]

Bibliography[link]

  • 2000: The Music of Silence: A Memoir (La musica del silenzio) – Autobiography
  • 2010: The Music of Silence: A Memoir – Reworked autobiography

See also[link]

References[link]

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  68. ^ The 2008 production of Carmen at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Official Teatro dell'Opera di Roma website.
  69. ^ Bocelli on stage in Carmen, Bocelli German fan site.
  70. ^ CarmenMarina Domashenko, Andrea Bocelli & Bryn Terfel
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  72. ^ Carmen: Duets & Arias on iclassics
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  84. ^ Hot Tours: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli, Billboard Magazine.com Jan 6, 2010 article.
  85. ^ Andrea Bocelli Performs to 100,000 in Brazil, classicfm.co.uk March 2009 article.
  86. ^ Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli on their Grammy 'Bridge' for Haiti, Billboard.com, Feb 05, 2010 article.
  87. ^ Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bocelli Brought 'Heavy Emotion' To Grammy Duet For Haiti, MTV, Feb 1 2010 article.
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  89. ^ Transcripts of the January 30, 2010, Larry King Live episode, CNN.
  90. ^ L.A. Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest honors tenor Andrea Bocelli and producer David Foster, L.A. Times, March 7, 2010, article.
  91. ^ Andrea Bocelli's "The Story Behind the Voice", a Documentary, CNN's I-Report, March 2, 2010, article.
  92. ^ Andrea Bocelli og kokken som sa nei til Obama på Skavlan, March 10, 2010, Norwegian article.
  93. ^ Andrea Bocelli April 2010 events
  94. ^ Bocelli – with a little help from Ernman, Nordstjernan March 2010, article.
  95. ^ Andrea Bocelli i Globen Stockholm Concert Orchestra Swedish article.
  96. ^ Andrea Bocelli on stage with Chinese girl for Shanghai Expo, People's Daily Online, April 30, 2010 article.
  97. ^ Size matters at Shanghai Expo 2010, The Times, April 30, 2010 article.
  98. ^ Sarkozy, other leaders in Shanghai for World Expo, Cyprus Weekly, April 30, 2010 article.
  99. ^ Glamour of China, City Weekend.
  100. ^ Expo showcases music, art and culture, People's Daily, April 30, 2010 article.
  101. ^ The last time Italian pop and classical crossover star Andrea Bocelli visited Japan in 2008, he sold an astounding 50,000 CDs in three days, Metropolis Japan, Apr 15, 2010, article.
  102. ^ Andrea Bocelli Live in Japan 2010
  103. ^ Andrea Bocelli: Live in Japan 2010
  104. ^ Andrea Bocelli to 'Become One' With Audience, The Korea Times, April 20, 2010, article.
  105. ^ a b "Bocellimania to sweep music fans in a week". Taiwan News. 2010-04-20. http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1231188&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng. 
  106. ^ a b "Bocelli to hold concerts in Hong Kong, Taipei". Culture.tw. 2010-03-16. http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1691&Itemid=235. 
  107. ^ YTL Concert of Celebration 2010, Official YTL Concerts 2010 site.
  108. ^ 12,000 enjoy Andrea Bocelli treat, YTLcommunity, May 9, 2010, article.
  109. ^ Enchated Night with Andrea Bocelli, KL-lifestyle.com, May 11, 2010, article.
  110. ^ Singapore Botanic Gardens: Orchid named after Andrea Bocelli
  111. ^ Delta Goodrem to support Andrea Bocelli in the US
  112. ^ Jennifer Lopez shows her wild side in two animal-print dresses at the World Music Awards, Daily Mail, May 19, 2010 article.
  113. ^ World Music Awards Official Site
  114. ^ Andrea Bocelli books gig in Kazakhstan, United Press International, June 15, 2010 article.
  115. ^ Opening of “Khan Shatyr” Trade Entertainment Center, Official Astana website – June 25, 2010.
  116. ^ Giant indoor park opened for Kazakh president's birthday, The Daily Telegraph, July 5, 2010 article.
  117. ^ Astana Press Release July 5, 2010, Official Astana website – July 5, 2010.
  118. ^ World's biggest tent offers escape from Kazakhstan's big chill, The Guardian, July 6, 2010 article.
  119. ^ Bocelli, Bryan Adams To Headline 'Grand Finale' Concert At World Cup, Billboard.com, April 29, 2010 article.
  120. ^ "Bryan Adams, Bocelli to sing at World Cup finale". Vancouver Sun. April 29, 2010. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Bryan+Adams+Bocelli+sing+World+finale/2966918/story.html. 
  121. ^ Bryan Adams rocks World Cup bash, The Globe and Mail, July 9, 2010 article.
  122. ^ a b Bocelli flies in for the finale, The Times (South Africa), July 11, 2010 article.
  123. ^ Andre Bocelli gives the presidents his best, Eyewitness News, July 10, 2010 article.
  124. ^ a b The anniversary of the Sveti Stefan Hotel marked by a concert by Andrea Bocelli, July 20, 2010 article.
  125. ^ a b c Rome in the heart of the future: Invitation by Vice-President of the European Parliament, Roberta Angelilli MEP, EPP Group, July 13, 2010 article.
  126. ^ Lunchtime with Andrea Bocelli, July 14, 2010 article.
  127. ^ Bocelli canterà a Bruxelles, Il Tempo, July 12, 2010 article.
  128. ^ Andrea Bocelli ambasciatore per il turismo di Roma a Bruxelles, il Giornale, July 15, 2010 article.
  129. ^ Andrea Bocelli, O2 Arena, review, Telegraphco.uk, Nov 15, 2010 article.
  130. ^ Andrea Bocelli concert review, citylife.co.uk, November 26, 2010 article.
  131. ^ Andrea Bocelli live in Dublin, Ireland
  132. ^ Andrea Bocelli makes history at O2, Classic FM, Nov 16, 2010 article.
  133. ^ Andrea Bocelli Brings His Christmas to the US
  134. ^ Andrea Bocelli joins TNT's Christmas In Washington
  135. ^ Andrea Bocelli on TNT's Official Website
  136. ^ Bocelli concert at Italian Senate, Bocelli.de.
  137. ^ Al Senato il Concerto di Natale con Bocelli, in aula anche Napolitano Italian
  138. ^ Andrea Bocelli to Make Met Recital Debut
  139. ^ "Hayley Westenra to perform at Bocelli concerts in Taipei". focustaiwan.tw. 2012-04-14. http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201104140022. Retrieved 2012-01-28. 
  140. ^ Andrea Bocelli Gives Stirring Performance for Gilded Crowd, Jakarta Globe, May 16, 2011 article.
  141. ^ 2011 Asian Tour
  142. ^ Bocelli shares the love with Beijing concerts, China Daily.
  143. ^ Andrea Bocelli at Masada Official Opera Masada website
  144. ^ Andrea Bocelli to sing at Masada – Famed Italian tenor to take part in one time performance in June. All proceeds dedicated to support of Galilee, Negev residents Ynetnews
  145. ^ Andrea Bocelli at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse
  146. ^ Fiamme di Solidarieta – Official Benefit concert website
  147. ^ Andrea Bocelli Gifts New York City With A Once In A Lifetime Musical
  148. ^ a b Céline Dion, Tony Bennett Among Those To Celebrate With Andrea Bocelli On Central Park’s Great Lawn
  149. ^ Trumps Trump Each Other at Andrea Bocelli Central Park Concert
  150. ^ Trump family reunion, New York Post September 18, 2011 article.
  151. ^ Andrea Bocelli leads Songs of Praise 50th celebrations, BBC, July 31, 2011 article.
  152. ^ Songs Of Praise marks 50th anniversary, BBC October 2, 2011 article.
  153. ^ Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performs for Pope Benedict XVI
  154. ^ FIAT 35 ANOS: Andrea Bocelli faz show emocionante para 81 mil pessoas (Portuguese)
  155. ^ Pela 1ª vez em BH, Andrea Bocelli mescla erudito ao pop e emociona em duetos com Sandy (Portuguese)
  156. ^ Sandy e o tenor italiano Andrea Bocelli cantam para mais de 150 mil pessoas em Belo Horizonte (Portuguese)
  157. ^ Breaking: Bocelli crashes out of Romeo, ordered to cancel all commitments
  158. ^ Just in: Fabio Luisi stands up for Andrea Bocelli
  159. ^ Andrea Bocelli performs at Yerevan’s Liberty Square
  160. ^ Bocelli on Artistdata.com
  161. ^ a b c d Andrea Bocelli: 'Some voices have tears inside', The Daily Telegraph, Oct 4, 2007 article.
  162. ^ a b c Andrea Bocelli's Cieli di Toscana review, bluecoupe.com, 2001 article.
  163. ^ a b c Interview: Andrea Bocelli, opera singer, The Scotsman, October 27, 2009 article.
  164. ^ a b c d Video excerpt of the Story Behind the Voice documentary, YouTube video from the BBC documentary "Story Behind the Voice".
  165. ^ a b c d Blind Ambition People Magazine November 10, 1997 issue.
  166. ^ Andrea Bocelli, Zubin Mehta To Release CD Of Verdi Arias, VH1.com, September 2, 2000 article.
  167. ^ A conversation with Andrea Bocelli and Lorin Maazel, Charlie Rose interview, November 18, 2002.
  168. ^ An interview with Renee Fleming, Charlie Rose interview, October 12, 1999.
  169. ^ Elizabeth Taylor makes first outing 'in months, CNN, June 9, 2009 article.
  170. ^ Taylor Among Bocelli's Fans / Actress pushing `The Prayer' for Oscar, SFGate.com, January 13, 1999 article.
  171. ^ Doctors tried to cure Andrea Bocelli's blindness with leeches, Oct 31 2010, Daily Telegraph article.
  172. ^ Andrea Bocelli: Credo – John Paul II, New York Times review.
  173. ^ Domingo And Bocelli: Keeping Opera Relevant, NPR.org November 21, 2008 interiew.
  174. ^ a b Great Performances – Dialogue – Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias, Great Performances, 1999 interview.
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  178. ^ Holland, Bernard (2006-09-08). "Spectator-Friendly, and Critic-Proof in a Sea of Approval". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/arts/music/08boce.html. Retrieved 2008-01-22. 
  179. ^ Usborne, David (9 September 2006). "'Rasping': New York critics' verdict on Bocelli". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rasping-new-york-critics-verdict-on-bocelli-415229.html. Retrieved 30 March 2010. 
  180. ^ Clements, Andrew (16 July 2004). "Verdi: Il Trovatore: Bocelli/ Villaroel/ Zaremba/ Guelfi/ Colombara/ Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania Chorus & Orchestra/ Mercurio". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/jul/16/classicalmusicandopera.shopping5. Retrieved 30 March 2010. 
  181. ^ Midgette, Anne (18 May 2003). "MUSIC: HIGH NOTES; Andrea Bocelli Does Opera, Take 2". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/arts/music-high-notes-andrea-bocelli-does-opera-take-2.html. Retrieved 30 March 2010. 
  182. ^ Bocelli far from heavenly in Rossini Mass Baltimore Sun review.
  183. ^ Smith, Steve (2009-09-09). "No Mikes at Carnegie Hall – Just a Man and His Voice". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/arts/music/10bocelli.html?ref=music. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  184. ^ CD review: Decca's 'Carmen,' featuring Andrea Bocelli, The Washington Post review.
  185. ^ Superstar Tenor Grapples With the Operatic Canon The New York Times review
  186. ^ Bocelli honered by the Dominican government
  187. ^ Andrea Bocelli, decorated in Dominican, El Universal (Mexico City) 2009 article
  188. ^ Decoration of Italian artist Andrea Bocelli
  189. ^ Andrea Bocelli worked hard to become a big draw, December 9, 2010, The Los Angeles Times.
  190. ^ Bocelli's fiancee expecting his first daughter omg!, Yahoo! News
  191. ^ Andrea Bocelli joins stars in celebrating 50th anniversary of Songs Of Praise, September 23, 2011, Daily Mail.
  192. ^ Virginia arriva con la primavera Fiocco rosa in casa Bocelli (Italian article) La Nazione
  193. ^ Andrea Bocelli and fiancée Veronica welcome a baby girl named Virginia Daily Mail
  194. ^ Andrea Bocelli: The Story Behind the Voice (television documentary). BBC. 2007-12-25. 
  195. ^ Vivere: Andrea Bocelli Live in Tuscany, PBS.org.

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